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Boston ‘bluing’ trip highlights synthetic biology, biotechnology for AFRL team – DVIDS (press release)

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2018-05-11 NEWS

DVIDS (press release)

Boston ‘bluing’ trip highlights synthetic biology, biotechnology for AFRL team
DVIDS (press release)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – A select group of scientists and engineers from the Air Force Research Laboratory traveled to the Boston region to see emerging capabilities centered on synthetic biology to better understand the potential of …

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CRISPR: 3 Strong Buy Biotechs Trying To Edit Our Genes
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If you haven’t heard of CRISPR technology before, listen up. This potentially revolutionary technology enables scientists to essentially fix faulty genes. Such technology has been described as a medical miracle with transformative effects for countless
Cacao Trees Edited by CRISPR Could Boost Chocolate SupplyTechnology Networks
CRISPR chocolate? Gene editing boosts cacao trees’ disease resistanceGenetic Literacy Project
CRISPR Therapeutics (CRSP) Director Bradley J. Phd Bolzon Sells 30566 SharesThe Ledger Gazette
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CRISPR chocolate? Gene editing boosts cacao trees’ disease resistance
Genetic Literacy Project
Use of the powerful gene-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 could help to breed cacao trees that exhibit desirable traits such as enhanced resistance to diseases, according to Penn State plant scientists. … The researchers reported recently, in Frontiers in
Cacao Trees Edited by CRISPR Could Boost Chocolate SupplyTechnology Networks
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CRISPR’s swiftest and most promising application might be food
Genetic Literacy Project
But CRISPR’s most promising application might not be in health care. It might be in food. Before CRISPR, adding a trait like insect resistance to a plant was imprecise, slow, and costly. Traditional breeding methods introduce unwanted characteristics