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99% gene transmission: China's CRISPR tool boosts food security
Scientists have developed CAIN, a CRISPR-based gene editing technique that utilizes a toxin-antidote system to manipulate plant inheritance.
The team published their findings in Nature Plants, a peer-reviewed journal, and highlighted that food security has been a multifaceted challenge for a long, especially from agricultural weeds. “This gene drive-based approach thus seeks to balance crop protection and environmental considerations to minimise the loss of biodiversity while optimising productivity,” the researchers wrote. “As we venture into this new frontier in genetic engineering, [CAIN] and other gene drive systems could reshape ecological management and agricultural practices,” the researchers concluded.
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