These CRISPR-modified crops don't count as GMOs
- Written by Yi Li, Professor of Plant Science, University of Connecticut
The lighter citrus plants have been edited using CRISPR to alter the phytoene desaturase (PDS) gene which gives them a white color. Yi Li, CC BY-SA
To feed the burgeoning human population, it is vital that the world figures out ways to boost food production.
Increasing crop yields through conventional plant breeding is inefficient – the...