RealClearPolicy: Gene-Editing Helps Feed the World – and Save It Too

On January 25, RealClearPolicy featured an Op-ed from Allen VanDeynze, Director of the Seed Biotechnology Center and Associate Director of the Plant Breeding Center at University of California, Davis. A collaboration with ASTA’s Innovature initiative, the piece, titled “Gene-Editing Helps Feed the World – and Save It Too” discusses the delicate balance between ensuring long-term food security and preserving biodiversity, while highlighting the promising role of plant breeding innovations. “Gene editing is a key tool in plant breeding to develop climate-smart plant varieties that assure our nutritional security,” says Van Deynze.

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