You say genome editing, I say natural mutation
COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y., Nov. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- For tens of thousands of years, evolution shaped tomatoes through natural mutations .
- COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y., Nov. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- For tens of thousands of years, evolution shaped tomatoes through natural mutations .
- Today, CRISPR genome editing allows us to make new crop mutations that improve traits even further.
- And what if just one could dramatically alter the desired outcome of an engineered mutation?
- (Natural mutation of this gene is known to increase fruit size.)