Since its 2013 demonstration as a genome
editing tool in Arabidopsis and tobacco — two widely used
laboratory plants — CRISPR has been road - tested in crops, including wheat, rice, soybeans, potatoes, sorghum, oranges and tomatoes.
We know what genes need to be fixed for certain diseases, but getting the gene
editing tools where they need to go is a huge challenge,» said Chris Nelson, the fellow in Gersbach's
laboratory who led the work.