Gene drive: a faster route to plant improvement
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H. A. Siddiqui, T. Harvey-Samuel and S. Mansoor,
Trends in Plant Science,
2021.
Gene drives for control of vector-borne diseases have been demonstrated in insects but remain challenging in plants. Theoretically, they could be transformative in speeding breeding programs and contributing to food security through providing novel weed control methods. Zhang et al. now report the possibility of implementing gene drive in plants for the first time. More related to this: New genetic copycatchers detect efficient and precise CRISPR editing in a living organism Natural gene drives offer potential pathogen control strategies in plants |
