CRISPR

South Korea’s First Genome Edited Petunia Approved in the U.S.

September 14, 2020 International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications

The research team led by professor Geung-Ju Lee of Chungnam National University and Toolgen announced that the new variety of petunia co-developed with CRISPR genome editing technology has been determined as non-GMO by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. …

The Science of Product Messaging: How Unbiased Information on Pesticides, Fungicides, Herbicides, Organics, GMO and CRISPR Can Affect Consumer Buying Behavior. UGA’s Ben Campbell Unveils New Report at New York Produce Show

December 5, 2019 Jim Prevor's Perishable Pundit

When Ben Campbell started out with The New York Produce Show and Conference, he was a professor at the University of Connecticut. During the event, Ben and his students participated in our University Interchange program, which provides a forum for university professors to share cutting-edge research with the trade and thus help fulfill their mission to disseminate knowledge, while also providing an educational and mentorship program for students. He found the program so valuable, that when he moved on to the University of Georgia he asked if we would expand the program. Which we did. …

The Yogurt Industry Has Been Using CRISPR for a Decade

October 18, 2019 NICOLA TWILLEY CYNTHIA GRABER, The Atlantic

To understand how CRISPR will transform our food, we begin our episode at DuPont’s yogurt-culture facility in Madison, Wisconsin. Dennis Romero, a senior scientist there, tells us the story of CRISPR’s accidental discovery—and its undercover but ubiquitous presence in the dairy aisle today. …