<p>Zhongguo Xiong of the University of Arizona in the U.S. seeks to modify existing genes in cassava plants that are essential for the translation and replication of Cassava brown streak virus (CBSV). This would lead to virus-immune cassava without depending on conventional genetic engineering.</p>


Zhongguo Xiong of the University of Arizona in the U.S. seeks to modify existing genes in cassava plants that are essential for the translation and replication of Cassava brown streak virus (CBSV). This would lead to virus-immune cassava without depending on conventional genetic engineering.

Gene Editing to Create Immunity against Cassava Brown Streak

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