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Working To Bring You a CRISPR Banana
In the 1950s, the Cavendish banana surfaced as one of nature's miracles and a godsend to millions around the world. Now it’s at risk. Will CRISPR save the day?
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Plant Pandemics Meet Their Match in Gene Editing
Covid-19 reaffirmed just how quickly human pathogens can strike. Plants are also vulnerable. CRISPR-Cas9 brings a new tool to protect against plant pandemics.
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Casein From Gene Edited Soybeans Makes "Real" Cheese
Gene-edited soybeans can produce the principal component of cheese, casein, making plant based cheese stretch, melt, and toast like the real thing from cows.
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Texas A&M Researchers Blaze New Trails in Gene Editing
Texas farmers depend on good harvests for lentils, cowpea, barley and guar gum. So no wonder these big crops all became subjects of gene editing research.