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TOMATO GENE EDITING
In the early 2020s, Hebrew University scientists edited 2 tomato genes involved in flower development and fertilization. Now, the plants can produce seedless fruit without fertilization and deliver more than 18 times as many fruits early in winterTomato gene editing: Hebrew University researchers edited tomato genes to boost fruit production significantly. These gene-edited plants ca...
India’s first genome-edited rice varieties will boost rice yields by 20-30%, reduce water consumption: Shivraj Singh ChouhanUnion Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that these genome-edited rice varieties are expected to help achieve the target of bo...
India must speed up hybrid technology adoption in pulses, oilseeds to reduce imports, says PK Mishra, Principal Secretary to PMIndia must accelerate the adoption of hybrid technology in pulses and oilseeds to address production deficits, despite challenges faced by ...
It’s time to embrace a new era of gene-edited foodGenetic alterations have come a long way. We arguably began doing it thousands of years ago, when we started selectively breeding crops for...
The story of the purple tomato - and why its success is a win for GM foodsAlthough genetically modified foods still get a bit of a bad rap, there are actually many good reasons why modifying an organism's genetics...
Scientists make way for gene-edited tomatoes as vegan source of vitamin DA research team led by scientists at the John Innes Centre in Norwich have edited the genetic makeup of tomatoes to become a robust source ...
Quantum Leap: Gene editing could prove to be a game-changerA Chinese scientist, He Jiankui, claimed last year that he had created the world’s first gene-edited babies using Crispr, to make them resi...
India is moving away from food security to nutrition security: Satish Kagliwal of Nath Bio-Genes"We want to achieve a sustained year-on-year growth of 20 per cent to 25 per cent in the top line and a corresponding increase in the botto...