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Sweeter tomatoes are coming soon thanks to CRISPR gene editing
Gene editing can make larger tomato varieties sweeter Paul Maguire/Shutterstock If you like your tomatoes sweet, the smaller…
De-extinction company Colossal claims it has nearly complete thylacine genome
Thylacines, or Tasmanian tigers, went extinct in 1936 Colossal Biosciences The genome of the extinct thylacine has been…
How genetically modified crops could feed us and help safeguard nature
Genetically modified maize Nick Gregory/Alamy I have never been a supporter of Brexit, except for one thing: it…
‘Bridge editing’ could be even better at altering DNA than CRISPR
Bridge editing physically links two strands of DNA Visual Science A powerful form of DNA-editing machinery discovered in…
Can genetically modifying a rare marsupial save it from extinction?
Researchers are aiming to make the northern quoll resistant to the toxic cane toads wiping it out in…
Genetically modified golden rice may yet succeed in the Philippines
Golden rice is genetically modified to produce beta-carotene, a precursor of vitamin A IRRI Farmers in the Philippines…
First gene-edited meat will come from disease-proof CRISPR pigs
Gene-edited pigs are protected from porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome Genus PIC Pigs that are immune to a…
Genetically modified banana approved by regulators for first time
Most banana plants are vulnerable to the fungal disease TR4 Anne Clark/iStockphoto/Getty Images A genetically modified banana has…