Call for Papers — AIMS Animal Science

SI: Advances in Genome Editing: Innovations and Ethical Perspectives in Animal Science

Topics: CRISPR technologies, genome editing, functional genomics, animal biotechnology.

✅ APC waived
Info: www.aimspress.com/aas/article/...

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#ngts #plantbreeding #aginnovation #cropinnovation #cerealscience | Plants for the Future 🛡️ 𝗡𝗚𝗧 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝗽𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗡𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 | 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁 🌾 Continuing our weekly series on New Genomic Techniques (NGTs), this time we’re highlighting a breakthrough with huge potential for public health: 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝗱...

🌾 Researchers in Spain used #GenomeEditing #CRISPR to develop wheat with significantly lowered gluten levels, supporting food options for gluten‑sensitive consumers
@plants4thefuture.bsky.social 👇

www.linkedin.com/posts/plants...

Researchers Develop Gene-Edited Tomato with Popcorn-Like Fragrance Researchers from China and Australia have successfully used CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology to create a new tomato variety with a distinct

Tomatoes with more flavour? 🍅
Researchers in China and Australia used #GenomeEditing #CRISPR to boost natural aroma, enhancing taste without affecting yield or nutritional qualities.
www.isaaa.org/kc/cropbiote...

Das Buch-Cover von »The Rediscovery of Bioethics« auf türkisfarbenem Hintergrund.

What will the future of bioethics look like amid challenges posed by biotechnologies and ecological crises? Key insights from the discpline, marking 25 years of DRZE. 

https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-7892-5/

#Bioethics #Biotechnology #GenomeEditing #Medicine #Agriculture #Philosophy

Researchers at UCLA have developed a new approach to correcting the activity of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) in lab-grown human airway cells.

Read more for FREE in BioNews ⬇️
www.progress.org.uk/new-approach...

#CysticFibrosis #GenomeEditing #Genes #DNA

#TropicalPlants
CsCMV threatens cassava yields; genome editing & diagnostics are key for management.
Details: https://maxapress.com/article/doi/10.48130/tp-0025-0025
#CassavaVirus #CsCMV #GenomeEditing

Researchers of Southwest University in Chongqing, China, have successfully used CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing to make grass carp grow faster and develop more muscle by switching off a natural “brake” gene, mstnb. Learn more:https://ow.ly/hGRb50XWvBj
#CRISPR/Cas9 #GenomeEditing #GrassCarp #Myostatin

Frontiers | Consumer choices regarding genome-edited food crops: lessons from Japan Japan has rapidly deregulated certain types of agricultural genome editing, yet the societal integration of these products warrants further investigation. Th...

Japan has approved four #CRISPR #GenomeEditing crops, with one on the market. 🍅
This study highlights that a shared vision and open risk communication are key for informed consumer choice; useful lessons for the EU.
www.frontiersin.org/journals/gen...

Global status of genome editing versus transgenesis legislation in plants and the current EU situation - npj Science of Plants npj Science of Plants - Global status of genome editing versus transgenesis legislation in plants and the current EU situation

🌍 A new study maps how the 196 UN member states regulate #NGTs.
It outlines 8 differing regulatory approaches and finds that countries allowing transgenic plants are about 23% more likely to approve #GenomeEditing #CRISPR
www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Frontiers | Editorial: Advancing plant defense: genome editing, RNAi, and synthetic biology for sustainable pest control high in the main agricultural systems, thereby putting at risk global food security in the face of climate change (Oerke, 2006;Savary et al., 2019). This sit...

Pests & diseases threaten yields as chemical control loses effectiveness and faces tighter regulation.
🌱 Editorial in Frontiers Plant Sci highlights how #GenomeEditing, RNAi, synthetic biology and AI help develop resistant crops & sustainable pest control 👇
www.frontiersin.org/journals/pla...

Schematic diagrams and photos depicting Eco CRISPR-Cas3-mediated targeted mutagenesis in rice calli. Panel (a) schematic of the Eco CRISPR-Cas3 vector targeting OsPDS; panel (b) schematic of the OsPDS locus. ; panel (c) Rice calli on a petri dish; panel (d) is a gel electrophoresis of PCR products

The right tools for the job...🛠️

Saika et al. have developed Eco CRISPR-Cas3 for #rice (from humans), demonstrating its potential use as a #GenomeEditing tool to generate gene knockout/deletions, base editing, & genome rearrangement in plants🌾✂️🧬

🛠️ doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...

#PlantScience
#GeneEditing

We’re happy to share a new Animals (MDPI) Special Issue guest edited by our team's Carlos Fajardo and by Marcos Donato (CAT) on how genome editing is shaping a more resilient and sustainable aquaculture sector.

🗓️ Deadline: 𝟑𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲

🔗 www.mdpi.com/journal/anim...

#Aquaculture #GenomeEditing

Sugar beet, oilseed rape, tomatoes and dandelions: four precision breeding projects win major funding to support UK agriculture | John Innes Centre The John Innes Centre and its industrial and academic partners have been awarded UK Government funding to help deliver four ambitious projects that unleash the potential of precision breeding…

🌱 Since the Precision Breeding Act, the UK Government has awarded funding for many interesting projects using #GenomeEditing, important for farmers and sustainable agriculture.
👇 Check out the four new projects at the @johninnescentre.bsky.social
www.jic.ac.uk/press-releas...

🌱 More nutritious, safer, and more resilient cassava?
#GenomeEditing is helping scientists boost cassava’s nutritional content, reduce toxins and improve disease resistance.
Check out the recent review in Tropical Plants: maxapress.com/data/article...

Exciting read in JIPB on a new leap in plant genome engineering. The team has developed an optimized CRISPR-Cas9-mediated Prime Editing system to achieve precise integration of large DNA fragments in rice!
Read the full study: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#PlantScience #GenomeEditing

Fig.3 Mechanism of genome editing using CRISPR-Cas9 technology

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A Winning Combo!✂️🏷️

Wang et al have developed a combined 'Fluorescent Tags and Multiplex CRISPR/Cas9 assembly'(FTMC) vector that allows 2 ways to perform concurrent multiplex plant genome editing & protein localization in a single transformation

doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...

#PlantScience
#GenomeEditing

Editing perennial crops can be slow and complex.
This study presents a base #GenomeEditing approach that enables transgene‑free improvements in citrus and poplar, potentially boosting faster and more efficient breeding. 🌳

👉 rd.springer.com/content/pdf/...

The Successor to CRISPR May Be Even More World Changing YouTube video by SciShow

The Successor to CRISPR May Be Even More World Changing www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Uim...

#geneediting #CRISPR #genomeediting

Fritz Kragler standing on stage at KWS, pointing to the ground where he stands and asking "is this where I stand?" Behind him is his cover slide showing a root tip glowing in blue and the title of this talk "Lost in translation: mRNA long-distance transport and breeding".

We had @fritz-kragler.bsky.social here for this year's first @kwsgroup.bsky.social R&D lecture.

A great way to restart the guest seminar season, featuring #PlantScience, #Grafting, #mobileRNAs and #GenomeEditing. What more can you ask for?

See also 👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Image featuring a congratulatory message to Marcela Garita-Hernandez, recipient of the 2026 Genentech Career Development Award for Emerging Vision Scientists, presented by the ARVO Foundation for Eye Research. Includes a professional portrait of Marcela Garita-Hernandez with ARVO Foundaton logo at the bottom.

@arvoinfo.bsky.social Foundation congratulates Marcela Garita-Hernandez (Mass Eye and Ear)—2026 recipient of @genentech Career Development Award for Emerging Vision Scientists. Learn about her research to advance #GenomeEditing therapies for #InheritedRetinalDiseases: https://bit.ly/4pHoHA1

Dr C. Patinios Awarded EMBO Installation Grant to Advance Genome Editing Research in Lithuania Vilnius University is a prestigious institution of science and studies in Lithuania, which develops world-class science and develops science-based international studies.

🔗 Discover more: bit.ly/3LUzM2U
#EMBO #GenomeEditing #CRISPR #SyntheticBiology #Microbiology #Biotechnology #Vilnius #LifeSciences

🧬 Access to #CRISPR #GenomeEditing tools from Pairwise will help non-profit research organisation @cimmyt.bsky.social speed up the breeding of climate-resilient crops for smallholder farmers in 20+ countries, thus supporting food security 🌍

👉 news.agropages.com/News/NewsDet...

Wheat That Makes Its Own Fertilizer UC Davis scientists have developed wheat plants that produce their own fertilizer, opening the door for less air and water pollution and lower costs for farmers.

🌾 Wheat that fertilizes itself?
@ucdavisplants.bsky.social researchers found that wheat emits compounds that help soil bacteria in fixing nitrogen.
#CRISPR #GenomeEditing can enhance this, potentially reducing fertilizer use.
👉 Read more: www.ucdavis.edu/food/news/wh...

BioNews Audio Bite - listen to the article in full
A large-scale study, published in Nature Neuroscience, has unveiled genes essential for early brain development: www.progress.org.uk/genes-linked...
#genomics #CRISPR #GenomeEditing #Gene #DNA #ScientificResearch #StemCells #BrainDevelopment

Europe's new biotech rules could buttress global food security The European Union recently agreed to ease restrictions on new genomic techniques (NGTs) for food, in the most significant change to Europe’s stringent regulatory approach to crop biotechnology in two...

📜 How could the EU’s new #GenomeEditing framework help food security in low- and middle-income countries?
@piie.com explores the impact of relaxing regulations: www.piie.com/blogs/realti...

Cutting edge 2025 CRISPR/Cas9 review paper by Jessica Verdezoto‑Prado et al.

Advances in environmental biotechnology with CRISPR/Cas9: bibliometric review and cutting-edge applications

tinyurl.com/yc68ksv9

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Prado:

Genome editing in horticultural crops: augmenting trait development and stress resilience Horticultural crops are important for global nutrition, health, and economic security but are increasingly challenged by climate change and environmen…

🔍This review explores how #GenomeEditing can improve nutrition, shelf life, disease resistance and sustainability in horticultural crops - helping reduce waste and support healthier diets 🌱
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The life-saving secrets in your baby's DNA What if we could get a heads-up about serious health issues before they begin, from the moment a baby is born? In this groundbreaking talk, medical geneticist and physician-scientist Robert C. Green s...

Why we should know newborn babies DNA, explained by @robertcgreen.bsky.social in this #TEDTalk: 'The life-saving secrets in your baby's DNA' (www.ted.com/talks/robert...) #genome #GenomeEditing #DNA #Medicine #Science