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Gene editing opens door for greater crop diversity
Oct 3, 2017, 12:30 PM
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A researcher of gene editing says the technology allows for more crop diversity.
Dr. Shannon Hauf is the global cotton, wheat, and specialty crops technology lead at Monsanto.
“The biggest thing I point out to some of these growers is the opportunity for us to work in spaces, or crops, that probably weren’t interesting when we were thinking about biotechnology.”
She tells Brownfield the cost of gene editing is considerably less than genetic modification, creating additional pathways for crops other than corn and soybeans.
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