Improving crop genetic transformation to feed the world

Mark Legendre; Gozde S Demirer

doi:10.1016/j.tibtech.2022.12.002

Improving crop genetic transformation to feed the world

Trends Biotechnol. 2023 Mar;41(3):264-266. doi: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2022.12.002. Epub 2022 Dec 10.

Authors

Mark Legendre¹, Gozde S Demirer²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
² Department of Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA. Electronic address: gdemirer@caltech.edu.

PMID: 36513544
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2022.12.002

Abstract

Food security is threatened by rising global population and effects of climate change. Most of our calories come from a few crops that are difficult to improve. Lowe et al. developed a plant transformation approach enabling crop genetic engineering that could provide a route to a future with greater food security.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Climate Change
Crops, Agricultural / genetics
Food Supply*
Genetic Engineering*
Transformation, Genetic