Jonathan Smith
How CRISPR gene editing is emerging as powerful tool to counteract climate change
CRISPR technology could be deployed in a wide array of food and agriculture applications. One major issue that CRISPR could fight is ...
Prospective UK precision breeding bill could unshackle gene editing from outdated GMO regulations
“There is a huge body of scientific evidence that modern genetic manipulation tools, whether that’s CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing or other ...
Europe regulates gene-edited crops as GMOs. Will it ever have the tools to detect them?
To enforce GMO restrictions, EU member states first need a way to detect GMOs. So in 2002, the EU set ...
Biofuel from GMO trees could cut global oil use, but EU biotech rules slow development
The looming threat of climate change is increasing the pressure to reduce our consumption of fossil fuels. New technologies to ...
Fat from gene-edited plants could make infant formula more nutritious, less expensive
A team from the Rothamsted Research center, UK, has developed plants capable of mass-producing fat molecules resembling those in human ...
Microbial biofertilizer could boost sustainable farming as food demand booms
Agriculture is facing tough challenges in the years ahead, including a rising world population and arable land and water becoming ...
Molecular pharming: Could cancer treatments one day grow on trees?
Could you imagine a world in which clinical treatments for illnesses such as cancer grew on trees? Professor Julian Ma ...
