Originally published Oct 11, 2016 and last updated Dec 22, 2020 by Benoit Giquel. CRISPR has taken the genome engineering world by storm owing to its ease of use and utility in a wide variety of organisms. While much of current CRISPR research focuses on its potential ...
As previous blogs have noted, plants are an important foundation for life on Earth. Selective breeding methods have shaped the plants that we grow and eat, and genetic engineering will continue to improve plant nutrition, yield, and pest resistance. Much of plant genetic ...
This post was contributed by Nikolai Braun and Keira Havens, co-founders of Revolution Bioengineering. Read their previous blog post about how they started their company here. The first transgenic plant was engineered over 30 years ago, but plant synthetic biology is still in ...
A few years ago, researchers introduced what’s been called a major breakthrough in cloning technology with the Golden Gate method. For the first time, it was possible to quickly and efficiently assemble a large number of building blocks with just two or three inexpensive ...
