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    Gene-edited tomatoes could help millions of people with vitamin D defficiency
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 24

    Gene-edited tomatoes could help millions of people with vitamin D defficiency

    Tomatoes gene-edited to produce vitamin D could be a simple and sustainable innovation to address a large global health problem.
    A new era in gene editing has begun
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 27

    A new era in gene editing has begun

    Each new breakthrough discovery in biotechnology further improved our ability to manipulate DNA, the blueprint of life.
    Beyond CRISPR: New DNA tools rewrite genes to fight diseases like COVID-19
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 11

    Beyond CRISPR: New DNA tools rewrite genes to fight diseases like COVID-19

    Scientists debut technology that could turn off SARS-CoV-2 genes, diagnose parasitic infection, and sequence genes faster
    Artificial transgenes help scientists track genetically modified animals in the wild
    Joshua Shavit
    • Sep 8, 2021

    Artificial transgenes help scientists track genetically modified animals in the wild

    Researchers have discovered a new way to track genetically modified animals using the artificial transgenes they leave behind.
    Getting to the core of a more nutritious apple
    Joshua Shavit
    • Sep 6, 2021

    Getting to the core of a more nutritious apple

    By showing relationships between genetics and compounds in apple fruits the platform can take the guesswork, and time out of breeding.
    Gene editing could render mosquitos infertile, reducing disease spread
    Joshua Shavit
    • Aug 27, 2021

    Gene editing could render mosquitos infertile, reducing disease spread

    New U.S. Army-funded research uses gene editing to render certain male mosquitoes infertile and slow the spread of these diseases.
    Adding Human Gene Boosts Crop Yields by 50 Percent
    Joseph Shavit
    • Aug 25, 2021

    Adding Human Gene Boosts Crop Yields by 50 Percent

    Almost a billion people around the world don’t have enough food to eat according to the United Nations World Food program.
    New gene developed to make plants heat-tolerant in rising temperatures
    Joshua Shavit
    • Aug 12, 2021

    New gene developed to make plants heat-tolerant in rising temperatures

    With temperatures rising globally, agricultural crops are feeling the stress. Warmer weather can cause a large reduction in crop yield.
    Researchers have now sequenced the entirety of the human genome — including the missing parts
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 3, 2021

    Researchers have now sequenced the entirety of the human genome — including the missing parts

    An international team of scientists says it has sequenced and assembled the entirety of the human genome, including parts that were missed
    Move over CRISPR, the retrons are coming
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 30, 2021

    Move over CRISPR, the retrons are coming

    Researchers at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering have created a new gene editing tool called RLR

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