Zoom imageVivian Oliver (left) and Gary Henniger from Bayer CropScience examine cotton plants at the U.S. research center in Lubbock, Texas.
Additional innovative solutions for farmers: Bayer CropScience and Precision BioSciences Inc. have successfully inserted a gene into a specific desired location in the cotton genome for the first time using Precision’s DNE (Directed Nuclease Editor™) technology. Scientists at Bayer CropScience used an enzyme known as a DNE-engineered meganuclease, produced by Precision, to target the insertion of a transgene near an existing transgene in a plant line. This approach could reduce the time required to produce a new plant characteristic and removes the complexities associated with current product development methods.