Genetic engineering of the chloroplast: novel tools and new applications

Genetic engineering of the chloroplast: novel tools and new applications

The plastid genome represents an attractive target of genetic engineering in crop plants. Plastid transgenes often give high expression levels, can be…

New light-controlled CRISPR tool enhances precision in genetic research - Tech and Science Post

A team of researchers at Karolinska Institutet has developed a novel tool for genetic research. The study, published in Nucleic Acids Research, introduces BLU-VIPR, a method that allows researchers to control the gene-editing tool CRISPR using light. This innovation could significantly enhance our understanding of gene functions in complex organisms. The ability to modify genes in specific areas of an organism at precise times has long been a ch…