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Using CRISPR to boost crop yields

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EVERYONE WHO EATS.

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CRISPR technology has been used to optimize the shape and size of the crops according to consumer preferences. Several genes/quantitative trait loci (QTLs) responsible for crop appearance quality have been proposed. The most knowledge on fruit shape and size regulation was revealed in rice and tomato.

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1. Lam
2. Micheal
3. Micky

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+: We could knock out these genes in standard varieties of corn and rice to boost crop yields
Researchers also suggest we could add their newly identified genes to the plants’ wild counterparts, which are less productive but more resistant to climate change.

-: It can create mutations elsewhere in the genome, known as 'off-target' modifications. Off-target effects are random and can unduly influence other genes or regions of the genome

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there is public distrust as CRISPR is under GMO

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It can increase crop yields by 10%, which is one of the solutions for famine.
CRISPR is being used for all kinds of other purposes too, from fingerprinting cells and logging what happens inside them to directing evolution and creating gene drives. The key to CRISPR is the many flavours of “Cas” proteins found in bacteria, where they help defend against viruses.

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genetic engineering tool that uses a CRISPR sequence of DNA and its associated protein to edit the base pairs of a gene