Plant breeding plays a vital role in ensuring global food security by increasing crop yields, improving nutritional quality ...

The study found that wild rice has a higher abundance and diversity of disease-resistant genes than cultivated rice. Han's ...

Genome editing has advanced at a rapid pace with promising results for treating genetic conditions—but there is always room ...

A rice pangenome map has been constructed that incorporates the genomes of nearly 150 wild and cultivated rice varieties.

An INRS research team has identified a new family of enzymes that can make precise cuts in single-stranded DNA. A few years ago, the introduction of CRISPR technology marked a significant breakthrough ...

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Using a genome-wide CRISPR knock-out screen, the authors defined the repertoire of genes that are required for proerythroblast survival and for terminal erythroid differentiation. Gene-edited ...

From the Human Genome Project paving the way for precision medicine, to monoclonal antibodies, mRNA, CRISPR gene editing, and other major breakthroughs – our industry continuously proves its ...