Genetic Research - Featured Writers (1)

 

Featured Writer (1) : Ishan Paduvagere , California, USA

Gene editing is changing the face of agriculture and could hold the key to solving one of the world's biggest challenges: hunger. Scientists have used gene-editing tools like CRISPR to create crops that grow faster, resist diseases, and survive treacherous weather-a particular concern since, in broad areas, climate change is making it increasingly hard to farm.


Scientists have edited genes that allow rice to survive floodwater and wheat resistant to drought. These, in turn, allow farmers to produce even in conditions not quite hospitable for farming. Food could be produced more nutritious with gene editing. There is "golden rice," with added vitamin A, which may stop the widespread malnutrition in many countries.


A problem however, gene-edited foods, on most occasions, have been very expensive to develop, and small-scale farmers, most of all, cannot afford them. People doubt the safety of gene-edited crops. Some claimed they did not want to eat genetically modified foods. However, public education about gene editing on crops would increase public confidence.


If gene-editing innovations are to make any difference, they must become affordable for farmers all over the world. Of course, this needs governments and organizations to come forward in unison to support research and share the benefits with poor countries.


Gene editing can help bring an end to hunger and poor nutrition for many millions. Take one giant step toward a world where everybody has enough to eat by using science to create healthier, stronger crops.


Meet the Author: Ishan Paduvagere - Sophomore




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