IGI's Evan Groover with a Gros Michel banana plant, the now-rare cultivar that artificial banana flavoring is based on
"There are now over 250 graduates of the AOCC course whose breeding efforts feed tens of millions of people across Africa. Our #CRISPR course piggybacks on that... accelerate crop improvement as is only possible by using gene editing." --> lnkd.in/erA9-iSX ππΎπ§¬
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Evan Groover and course participant Kingdom Kwapata
IGIβs #CRISPR course with the African Plant Breeding Academy teaches plant scientists from across Africa to use CRISPR in locally important crops! Evan Groover talked to us about the potential for impact & the latest cohort: ow.ly/p7m850V80oX ππΎπ§¬
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A majority of nations still regulate CRISPR crops as GMO, stifling science and disincentivizing life-saving innovation.
Our roadmap: update biosafety laws based on common sense, foster international collaboration, and get gene editing in the hands of those that need it most.
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