New 'gene gun' design boosts efficiency of plant genetic modification

New 'gene gun' design boosts efficiency of plant genetic modification

Plant scientists have used a standard "gene gun" since 1988 to genetically modify crops for better yield, nutrition, pest resistance and other valuable traits.

Invention improves ‘gene gun,’ targets efficiency gains in plant research - News Service

Brentwood School Students Explore Gene Editing with Hands-On CRISPR Workshop

Science Program Gives Teens Hands-on Experience With Revolutionary Biotechnology Students at Brentwood School are getting a firsthand look at the future of biotechnology through a new hands-on workshop focused on CRISPR, the groundbreaking gene-editing tool. The program, part of the school’s Summer at Brentwood initiative, offers students an introduction to CRISPR — short for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats, a technolog…

Invention Improves ‘Gene Gun,’ Targets Efficiency Gains in Plant Research

Engineers and plant scientists worked together to improve a basic tool of plant research. The result is more efficient and consistent gene editing. That could help researchers develop crops that withstand hot weather, provide better nutrition or contribute to renewable energy production.