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CRISPR improves a crop that feeds billions

The gene-editing system, normally used to disrupt a gene, is applied to improve the function of a gene in rice.
Close-up of a green rice crop

Green grains on a rice plant. CRISPR has been used to make rice more water-efficient to grow. Credit: RIPE Project

Gene editing can make rice plants more water-efficient and better at protecting themselves from sunlight than are their natural counterparts1.

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Nature 630, 533 (2024)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-01701-5

References

  1. Patel-Tupper, D. et al. Sci. Adv. 10, eadm7452 (2024).

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