Making real a biotechnology dream: nitrogen-fixing cereal crops

Voigt Lab's work could eventually replace cereal crops’ need for nitrogen from chemical fertilizers.

Lisa Miller | Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab | Jan. 10, 2020 | mit

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Tags: biological-engineering school-of-engineering genetic-engineering plants j-wafs research bacteria water

Keeping genetic engineering localized

Researchers are developing a so-called "daisy-chain" gene-drive system that provides controls for genetic engineering of certain populations.

Helen Knight | MIT Media Lab | April 2, 2019 | mit

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~7 mins   

Tags: research genetics evolution disease genetic-engineering ethics media-lab school-of-architecture-and-planning broad-institute crispr