agricultural genomics
The Chinese firm has developed a genome engineering tool to precisely insert large DNA fragments into plant genomes in order to develop desirable traits in crops.
Grapevine Domesticated Simultaneously at Two Sites, Sequencing Study Finds
Using new and available sequences for thousands of cultivated and wild grapevine accessions, researchers saw grapevine domestication in Western Asia and the Caucasus.
Using its CRISPR-Chip technology, the San Diego-based startup is commercializing a transistor platform to measure CRISPR-Cas performance in gene editing.
BGI-Research, KeyGene Collaborate on Using Spatial Transcriptomics for Crop Sciences
The firms said they will apply BGI-Research’s Stereo-Seq technology to help identify genes involved in the interaction between plants and pathogens.
PatternAg Closes $35M Series B Financing Round
The company said the funding will help expand its intellectual property portfolio, including its metagenomics platform to help predict agricultural outcomes.