Scientists Use CRISPR to Develop Fragrant Peanuts |
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Scientists from the Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences and partners in China used CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing to create fragrant peanuts for the first time. They targeted two genes, AhBADH1 and AhBADH2, which normally prevent the production of 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (2-AP), the compound responsible for the strong aroma of rice. By knocking out these genes in peanuts, they successfully produced lines with significantly higher levels of 2-AP and a strong aroma. This was achieved by creating mutations in all four copies of the AhBADH1 and AhBADH2 genes.
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Genome-Edited Rice Shows Resistance to Bacterial Blight in East Africa |
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Using genome editing, the "Healthy Crops" consortium, in collaboration with the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) developed an innovative strategy to combat bacterial blight (BB) in rice. If approved for use by farmers in Kenya, the BB-resistant rice varieties are expected to increase productivity and reduce yield losses associated with the disease in the affected rice-growing regions.
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Chinese Scientists Use Gene Editing to Develop CoQ10-Producing Rice |
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Scientists from China, led by Prof. Chen Xiaoya and Prof. Gao Caixia from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, successfully developed a new rice variety that is capable of producing coenzyme CoQ10 (CoQ10) using gene editing. These advancements offer a promising, sustainable solution for boosting dietary CoQ10 intake through widely consumed crops.
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