They urged policymakers to support and finance emerging agricultural technologies.
Boyce Thompson Institute professor Georg Jander recently spoke to the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, urging policymakers to support and finance emerging agricultural technologies.
During his presentation, “The Next Agricultural Revolution: Targeted Gene Editing Using CRISPR,” Jander highlighted the revolutionary impact of CRISPR technologies in farming. Alongside him, Dan Jenkins from Pairwise and Emily Negrin from Inari shared insights into how their companies are applying CRISPR gene editing to enhance crops.
Jander said that CRISPR is ushering in “a new green revolution by enabling precise plant gene editing, previously unachievable.” He stressed CRISPR’s potential to transform agriculture by enabling the modification of crop genes to enhance desirable traits, suppress negative ones or introduce novel characteristics from different species.
“CRISPR holds immense promise for boosting food security, enhancing agricultural sustainability, and increasing crop durability,” he stated in a news release.
