Directed evolution of endogenous genes opens door to rapid agronomic trait improvement
Monday, January 13, 2020 - 12:40
in Biology & Nature
A research team led by Profs. Gao Caixia and LI Jiayang from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have engineered five saturated targeted endogenous mutagenesis editors (STEMEs) and generated de novo mutations to facilitate the directed evolution of plant genes. Their study was published in Nature Biotechnology on Jan. 13.