Gene Editing
Viewpoint: There will be no crop biotech revolution unless scientists, consumers learn to talk to each other
It is imperative that scientists bridge the gap and enable an open, global dialogue so that all are informed ...
Viewpoint: Why CRISPR-edited crops should be allowed in organic agriculture
A University of California, Berkeley professor stands at the front of the room, delivering her invited talk about the potential ...
Viewpoint: Anti-GMO movement’s romanticized notions of ‘natural food’ won’t solve global nutrition challenges
Food science and farm technologies today provide Americans with an unprecedented abundance of safe, healthy and nutritious food. Yet, consumers ...
Podcast: Land use for animal agriculture has declined 140 million hectares since 2000. Can we keep this ‘livestock revolution’ alive?
We're often told raising animals for food takes a devastating toll on the environment, consuming ever more natural resources, hastening ...
What can CRISPR do for agriculture? Deep dive into crop gene editing’s sustainable future
CRISPR is often thought of as "molecular scissors" used for precision breeding to cut DNA so that a certain trait ...
Infographic: Here’s how gene drives would fight mosquitos, malaria
Gene drives have rapidly become a routine technology in some laboratories; scientists can now whip up a drive in months ...
Viewpoint: FDA’s CRISPR-edited animal rules threaten US farming innovation
“Keep America First in Agriculture” was launched June 25 by the National Pork Producers Council, stressing the need for establishing ...
Uganda set to embrace artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies, but biotechnology languishes
'Something fundamentally detrimental to the progress of scientific and technological innovations in the agriculture of our nation is happening.' ...
The first gene-edited soybean opens door to a slew of new CRISPR foods
The number of crop gene-editing projects underway around the world is astonishing ...
New CRISPR-based platform detects plant pests, identifies useful traits for crop breeding
SHERLOCK technology is a new CRISPR-based platform that is rapid and portable and enables detection and quantitation of plant genes ...
Podcast: CRISPR immunizes pigs against PRRS—deadly viral disease that costs $600 million annually
Christine Burkard, assistant professor of infection and immunity at the Roslin Institute in Scotland, says her team has devised a ...
‘Jumping genes’ may help CRISPR make precision edits of disease-causing DNA
[In a 2017 study] four biologists wrote that “it has not escaped our notice” that a funny little “jumping gene” ...
CRISPR, ‘speed breeding’ can help meet surging food demand on a warming planet
Farmers and plant breeders are in a race against time. The world population is growing rapidly .... but the amount ...
President Trump signs executive order that aims to streamline approvals for gene-edited and GMO crops, animals
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on [June 11] directing federal agencies to streamline the review process for ...
Scientific challenges to CRISPR crops ‘largely settled,’ though political, social concerns remain
Soon, soybeans will be bred to yield oil without dangerous trans fats. Lettuce will be grown to handle warmer, drier ...
Why this lesser-known CRISPR sibling could be a key tool in fight against drug-resistant bacteria, viruses and parasites
A “highly specific and programmable” CRISPR tool could become one of our main tools for fighting pathogens ...
Washington Post editorial: We have an ‘urgent need’ for international rules on gene-edited babies
WHEN CHINESE scientist He Jiankui announced last November his experiments making heritable genetic changes in human embryos followed by live ...
EU Commission prepares for possible ‘overhaul’ of GMO crop rules to address CRISPR gene editing
The EU executive has already prepared the ground for a new initiative on gene editing to overhaul the current GMO ...
Hacking the Code of Life: A primer for a general audience on the ‘powers and pitfalls’ of gene editing
For people in a hurry, Nessa Carey here provides a primer on the powers and pitfalls of gene editing. [Her ...
Redesigning life: First living organism created with ‘fully synthetic’ genome
Scientists have created the world’s first living organism that has a fully synthetic and radically altered DNA code. The lab-made ...
Why synthetic biology is about much more than resurrecting woolly mammoths
Synthetic biology...Simply mentioning this term — whether at a cocktail party or on a pop culture TV show — evokes ...
Australian scientists eager to begin CRISPR crop research as deregulation deadline nears
GM crops continue to produce productivity gains and environmental benefits worldwide, although those benefits are mostly limited to cotton and ...
UK biotech firm Genus seeks approval to sell virus-resistant CRISPR pigs in China, world’s biggest pork market
British livestock genetics firm Genus agreed on [May 16] to license its know-how on virus-resistant pigs to Beijing Capital Agribusiness ...
USDA launches genomics ‘blueprint’ initiative to enhance sustainable farming as global food demand booms
A new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) blueprint, published [May 16] in Frontiers and Genetics, will serve as a guide for ...
Breeding better steak: Geneticists aim to streamline development of heat-tolerant cattle
For Raluca Mateescu, the battle against climate change involves an unusual task: breeding a better steak. A researcher at the ...
Geopolitics of gene editing
For a handful of countries, gene editing is key to their future power ...
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, US call for ‘science-based’ biotech crop import rules to prevent global trade disruptions
The Ministers of Agriculture from Argentina, Brazil, Canada and the United States highlighted that food demand is rising while agricultural ...
