Africanizing genome editing for food sustainability

作者：Steven Runo, Margaret Karembu, Francis Nan'gayo, Firew Mekbib, Teklehaimanot Haileselassie, Kassahun Tesfaye, Jesse R. Lasky, Huirong Gao, Todd J. Jones · 发表于：Global Food Security · 年份：2024 · DOI：10.1016/j.gfs.2024.100785 · 被引用次数：11 · 研究领域：CRISPR and Genetic Engineering、Innovation and Socioeconomic Development、Genetically Modified Organisms Research

Genome editing has great potential to alleviate the persistent food insecurity in Africa. However, achieving this goal is faced with a myriad of challenges. We describe components that we envisage are crucial in positioning Africa for an early commercial agricultural genome editing take-off. We review the evolving genome editing technologies based on CRISPR/Cas systems. We then present the status of research in genome editing to improve food sustainability in Africa, and its potential commercialization in the short-term.