BetterSeeds appoints CRISPR pioneer to address ‘critical bottleneck’ in crop gene editing

BetterSeeds has appointed Professor Virginius Šikšnys to its Scientific Advisory Board to enhance CRISPR gene-editing technology. This move aims to overcome delivery challenges that currently limit CRISPR’s application to about ten crops, potentially accelerating innovation in crop improvement and expanding its market relevance.

Original excerpt: Currently, CRISPR application is limited, primarily due to delivery challenges, and is only widely used in approximately 10 crops…

Source: AgTechNavigator.com