Gene Editing Technology: Revolutionising Agriculture
- Which two gene-edited rice varieties have been released in India? – DRR Rice 100 (Kamala) and Pusa DST Rice
- Which scientist studied the CRISPR system extensively during the 1990s? – Spanish scientist Francis Mojica
- In 2020, for the discovery of which technology were Jennifer A. Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry? – CRISPR/Cas9
- Currently, how many countries are experimenting with gene editing? – More than 25
- How many gene-edited crops have been approved for commercial use worldwide so far? – Six
- Rice, maize, and wheat together provide approximately what percentage of the world’s total food energy ....
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