Minneapolis-based start-up Calyxt is set to make history by selling oil made from soybeans that were genetically edited using its proprietary TALEN system. The company has already received confirmation from the US Food and Drug Administration that six of the 19 plants it has engineered will not be classed as genetically modified organisms, and therefore not subject to regulation. However, because TALEN was developed two years earlier than CRISPR, the technique has advanced further toward commercial crops. In a statement released on Monday, CEO John Moore said he was “excited about this new technology for producing oil”.
Minneapolis-based start-up Calyxt is set to make history by selling oil made from soybeans that were genetically edited using its proprietary TALEN system. The company has already received confirmation from the US Food and Drug Administration that six of the 19 plants it has engineered will not be classed as genetically modified organisms, and therefore not subject to regulation. In a statement released on Monday, CEO John Moore said he was “excited about this new technology for producing oil”.