Genome Editing Used to Create Disease Resistant Rice (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

Genome Editing Used to Create Disease Resistant Rice

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Rice blast in a California rice crop. US and Chinese researchers used CRISPR genome editing to create a high-yielding rice variety resistant to this major fungal pest.

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UCANR

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