England’s gene-editing act comes into force
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In England, gene editing is now legal after the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act came into force.
Thu 13/04/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
Gene Editing
UK considers allowing gene editing in agriculture
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The UK may increase its use of gene-edited crops now that it is out of the EU.
Tue 12/01/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
IDTechEx considers how gene-edited crops can avoid making same mistakes as GMOs
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Genetically modified (GM) crops are unpopular. Despite their vast potential to help improve global food security while reducing pesticide use, many countries are extremely resistant to planting GM crops, with […]
Tue 08/09/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
BioConsortia appoints Damian Curtis to lead new gene editing and synthetic biology platform
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BioConsortia, Inc., innovator of microbial solutions in crop protection, soil fertility, and yield improvement, welcomes Dr. Damian Curtis to the company as Director of Synthetic Biology and Genomics. He will […]
Tue 11/08/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
8th US Plant Genomics & Gene Editing Congress
This year’s US Plant Genomics & Gene Editing Congress will be held on 19th and 20th October in Raleigh-Durham. The Congress will explore novel strategies and developments in plant genomics […]
Tue 04/08/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
Genetic resistances are critical in organic vegetables
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With an annual growth rate of 7%, the organic market is very important in the USA. Vegetable breeding company Rijk Zwaan is investing in resistance breeding for this market. Rick […]
Tue 18/12/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
Could groundcherry become “the next blueberry”?
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Thanks to gene-editing technology, the groundcherry could soon become a mass-produced fruit. The small tart fruit, similar in appearance to a tomato, was not previously considered suitable for industrial production, […]
Mon 15/10/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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