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Companies Use CRISPR to Improve Crops
The agritech industry is editing plant genomes to feed a growing population, expand the produce aisle, and make tastier, more convenient food products.
Companies Use CRISPR to Improve Crops
Companies Use CRISPR to Improve Crops

The agritech industry is editing plant genomes to feed a growing population, expand the produce aisle, and make tastier, more convenient food products.

The agritech industry is editing plant genomes to feed a growing population, expand the produce aisle, and make tastier, more convenient food products.

corn, genetics & genomics

Image of the Day: A-maize-ing!
The Scientist and The Scientist Staff | May 3, 2018 | 1 min read
By combining alleles involved in plant height, an agricultural scientist has grown the world’s tallest cornstalk, breaking his own record set in 2017.
Record-Setting Corn Grows 45 Feet Tall
Jef Akst | Apr 1, 2017 | 4 min read
A plant breeder succeeds in growing a huge maize plant thanks to a known mutation and a few environmental tricks.
Capsule Reviews
Bob Grant | Sep 1, 2015 | 3 min read
Brain Storms, Orphan, Maize for the Gods, and Paranoid.
Drought-tolerant corn trials underwater
Bob Grant | May 26, 2011 | 1 min read
Agribusiness giant Monsanto is finding out that it's difficult to conduct field trials of drought-resistant corn when it won't stop raining. The company hopes to launch a new line of corn seed that's been genetically engineered to thrive in drough conditions by 2013.
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