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The lantern-shaped groundcherry, with its distinctive paper-thin husk, tomato-like texture and flavor akin to kiwi, seems to deserve a place in international produce markets. But Physalis pruinosa lacks key productivity traits, so its appeal remains limited. The fruit’s lowly status may soon change, however, now that researchers in Joyce Van Eck’s…

The hot new gene editing technique CRISPR has been making headlines for its potential to treat or prevent diseases. But medicine isn’t the only science where CRISPR is opening doors. This powerful genetic engineering tool is already helping scientists develop technologies to protect or repair the environment from human…

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

Gene editing opens up a whole world of possibilities, from eliminating malaria to combating chronic disease. But for Francisco Barro Losada, a Spanish plant scientist working on developing gluten-free wheat, the potential benefits of gene editing are much more down to earth. “Everyone knows celiac people, and celiacs know…

Photo: Ashley Katz Scientists are now using a pioneering technology called CRISPR to edit a plant’s own genes, ushering in a host of new crop traits that directly benefit consumers. Produce that doesn’t bruise or brown In 2015, scientists at Pennsylvania State University described the first CRISPR-edited food: a…

Gene editing will dramatically transform livestock breeding in Africa for the better in the next few years, predicted Dr. Andrew Kiggundu, a Ugandan agricultural scientist. CRISPR and other gene editing technology will have a much greater impact on animal production than crops due to the nature of livestock disease in…

At a panel discussion on CRISPR-Cas9 technology at the World Food Prize events in Iowa, researchers pointed to the massive potential of the gene-editing tool to improve crops like cassava, millet, sorghum and teff.

James "Jamie" Foley reflects on the moral and ethical implications of CRISPR in light of racial injustices in medicine.

Breakthroughs in genetic science have brought the world to “the dawn of a new era” and can propel solutions to a spectrum of inter-related global challenges including assuring food security, tackling the climate crisis, and protecting biodiversity, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations…