Tag Archives: biotechnology

CRISPR-Cas system: Revolutionizing the genetic blueprint of rice

Recent advances with the CRISPR system— the world’s most promising gene-editing tool—could increase the speed of rice breeding. ...

Philippines: Deputy head of PBGB specializing in salt stress tolerance in rice joins the February Young Researchers Lunch

  The Young Researchers' Lunch hosted Glenn Gregorio, the outgoing deputy head of IRRI's Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biotechnology Division. Dr....

“Iron-clad” rice

Iron-enriched rice will soon contribute to reducing “hidden hunger.” (Photo: Kurniawan) Iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia cause...

Grain power

Dr. Robert Zeigler welcomed delegates from around the world to bear witness to another “history in the making,” as scientists find new ways to spark...

Biotech won’t soon replace “conventional” breeding

(Photo: IRRI) A defining moment in the history of biology was the elucidation of the laws of genetics by Gregor Mendel, whose work was rediscovered and...

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