Genome engineering for crop improvement and future agriculture

C Gao - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Feeding the ever-growing population is a major challenge, especially in light of rapidly
changing climate conditions. Genome editing is set to revolutionize plant breeding and …

Applications of CRISPR–Cas in agriculture and plant biotechnology

H Zhu, C Li, C Gao - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2020 - nature.com
The prokaryote-derived CRISPR–Cas genome editing technology has altered plant
molecular biology beyond all expectations. Characterized by robustness and high target …

Precise integration of large DNA sequences in plant genomes using PrimeRoot editors

C Sun, Y Lei, B Li, Q Gao, Y Li, W Cao, C Yang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
A technique for chromosomal insertion of large DNA segments is much needed in plant
breeding and synthetic biology to facilitate the introduction of desired agronomic traits and …

A history and perspective of non‐fullerene electron acceptors for organic solar cells

A Armin, W Li, OJ Sandberg, Z Xiao… - Advanced Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Organic solar cells are composed of electron donating and accepting organic
semiconductors. Whilst a significant palette of donors has been developed over three …

Recent progresses in wearable triboelectric nanogenerators

DG Dassanayaka, TM Alves… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Integrating electronics with clothing and the human body to support people's lifestyle is
quickly becoming a reality. Some of these electronics, including health sensors …

All‐nanofiber self‐powered skin‐interfaced real‐time respiratory monitoring system for obstructive sleep apnea‐hypopnea syndrome diagnosing

X Peng, K Dong, C Ning, R Cheng, J Yi… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Human respiration is an indispensable physiological behavior of the body, which is an
important indicator to evaluate health status, especially for sleep‐related diseases. A real …

Multiplying the efficiency and impact of biofortification through metabolic engineering

D Van Der Straeten, NK Bhullar, H De Steur… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Ending all forms of hunger by 2030, as set forward in the UN-Sustainable Development Goal
2 (UN-SDG2), is a daunting but essential task, given the limited timeline ahead and the …

Application of CRISPR/Cas9 in crop quality improvement

Q Liu, F Yang, J Zhang, H Liu, S Rahman… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The various crop species are major agricultural products and play an indispensable role in
sustaining human life. Over a long period, breeders strove to increase crop yield and …

Application of gene editing for climate change in agriculture

NG Karavolias, W Horner, MN Abugu… - Frontiers in Sustainable …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Climate change imposes a severe threat to agricultural systems, food security, and human
nutrition. Meanwhile, efforts in crop and livestock gene editing have been undertaken to …

Genes and their molecular functions determining seed structure, components, and quality of rice

P Li, YH Chen, J Lu, CQ Zhang, QQ Liu, QF Li - Rice, 2022 - Springer
With the improvement of people's living standards and rice trade worldwide, the demand for
high-quality rice is increasing. Therefore, breeding high quality rice is critical to meet the …