Rice

The UC Berkeley research team used CRISPR/Cas9 to increase gene expression in rice by modifying its upstream regulatory DNA. While other studies have used this technology to inactivate or decrease gene expression, this study is the first to use gene editing without bias to increase gene expression and subsequent photosynthetic activity. Credit: RIPE Project.

A research team uses CRISPR/Cas9 to change photosynthesis properties of agricultural crops

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While other studies have used CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing to disable or decrease gene expression, the new study published in Science Advances used unbiased gene editing for the first time to increase gene expression and subsequent photosynthetic activity.
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Rice-23: The rice that saves half of the work for farmers

Scientists have developed a method to double the annual crop from one to two times, while improving properties in rice that can make it at least partially a perennial plant
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Genetically modified rice will be able to grow in drought conditions and brackish water

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Scientists have mapped the genome of rice

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Scientists from China and Switzerland have revealed the genetic code of two of the most common types of rice. Evaluation: It will be possible to improve the nutritional composition of the rice as well as its resistance to diseases