Genetic changes have the ability to alter crop characteristics, and some crop breeding techniques take advantage of this.

CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing exploits the CRISPR-Cas system to modify a genome in a targeted manner. Guided by RNA, the Cas9 endonuclease breaks DNA at a target sequence. Imprecise repair of the ...

Continue reading about off-target effects in this story. Base and Prime Editing Offer Precision CRISPR-based systems that rely on traditional Cas nucleases like Cas9 cut through both strands of DNA ...

The National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO) has developed GenEditScan, a simple k-mer analysis tool and is ...

Scientists have developed a simple, cheaper genome editing method that can be used on many insects, raising hopes for applying the technology to produce more edible bugs. A group of researchers ...

CRISPR-Cas9 is not the first method available to scientists for modifying DNA ... as the recognition sequences of most restriction enzymes are just a few base pairs long and often arise several times ...

However, the shorter read lengths of next-gen methods are still a limitation for characterizing such variants, and mapping them within repeat-rich regions of the genome also remains a challenge.

Visualizing cells after editing specific genes can help scientists learn new details about the function of those genes. But ...

To overcome these limitations, the scientific community has been actively pursuing genome editing methods that are faster, more cost-effective, and less reliant on complex cultivation practices.

Scientists in China have engineered embryonic stem cells to produce lab mice with two male parents. Though these mice reached adulthood with developmental issues, the method offers insights into ...

This development can be massive for the global food supply. Scientists develop game-changing crops capable of withstanding ...

Researchers from Macquarie University and the California Institute of Technology have discovered a novel method that may make ...