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Researchers at the University of Geneva (UNIGE), in collaboration with teams at ETH Zurich and Taiwan's National Chung Hsing University (NCHU), have achieved a significant advance in the fight against vitamin B1deficiency, frequently associated with a rice-based diet. By specifically targeting the nourishing tissues of the rice grain, the scientists have succeeded in considerably increasing its vitamin B1content, without compromising agronomic yield.

Moderated by Howard-Yana Shapiro, a distinguished senior fellow at the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), the March 19 and 20 World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit panel discussion featured diverse scientific thought leaders, each of whom is using CRISPR to achieve different goals and each of whom sees exciting opportunities ahead for the technology. Here’s a snapshot of their discussion:

Vitamin B1 is an essential micronutrient for human beings. Its deficiency is the cause of numerous diseases of the nervous and cardiovascular systems.....

Creating a database to help researchers and growers identify trends and pinpoint varieties that perform best over time at various locations.

PRESS RELEASE FROM UT INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE: Summer Internships Offered at West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center.

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The source of pollutants in rivers and freshwater lakes can now be identified using a comprehensive new water quality analysis, according to scientists at the

Researchers are studying whether lettuce can be imbued with vaccines.

Albert Gottlieb Armin Schneiter passed away on March 27th, 2024. He was born on November 10th. 1940, in Bozeman, Montana, to Friedrich Schneiter and Marie Elizabeth Brunner, immigrants to the United States from Switzerland in the canton of Bern. He attended grade school and high school in Belgrade, Montana, graduating in 1958, and worked summers on his father’s farm. Shortly after graduation, he joined the Montana National Guard and completed his basic training and communication training at Fo...

American farmers are rapidly ploughing ahead with adopting artificial intelligence. The technology is as sophisticated as it is...