Rice and maize yields boosted up to 10 per cent by CRISPR gene editing
24 March 2022
It is possible to significantly boost the yield of rice and maize using CRISPR gene editing, trials in farm fields show
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Gene-edited food is 5 years away in England, says government scientist
20 January 2022
The UK parliament passed a law to help researchers do trials of gene-edited crops in England, and the chief scientist at the UK's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs says it would take at least five years for a product to go from research...
UK gene-edited food plans must not harm animal welfare, say ethicists
1 December 2021
Gene-edited foods may one day be sold in UK shops, but ethicists warn that using the technology in livestock may exacerbate animal welfare issues if, for example, it leads to the creation of disease-resistant animals that can be housed together more...
CRISPR-edited chickens made resistant to a common virus
20 January 2020
CRISPR gene editing has created chickens that resist a common virus. It may be possible to use the same technique to make poultry resistant to bird flu too
