gene editing

Manipulating RNA can allow plants to yield dramatically more crops, as well as increasing drought tolerance, according to a group of scientists from the University of Chicago, Peking University and Guizhou University. In initial tests, adding a gene encoding for...

The annual USA Rice Outlook Conference may last only a few days every December, but for us, it’s a year-round job. While the exhibitors are packing up their booths and the attendees are heading home to prepare for the...

A team of scientists from Purdue University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences has used CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing to develop a rice variety that produces 25-31 percent more grain and would have been virtually impossible to create through traditional breeding. The...