Friday, September 11, 2026
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'CRISPR-Combo' system speeds regeneration of hard-to-breed perennial crops

Editing a plant's genes is only half the battle. Before a new, improved trait can ever reach a farmer's field, scientists must be able to grow a whole plant from just a few edited cells—a process that can be slow, unreliable and, for some plant species, impossible.

'CRISPR-Combo' system speeds regeneration of hard-to-breed perennial crops
Image: Phys.org
Editing a plant's genes is only half the battle. Before a new, improved trait can ever reach a farmer's field, scientists must be able to grow a whole plant from just a few edited cells—a process that can be slow, unreliable and, for some plant species, impossible.

Originally published at Phys.org

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