On Thursday, Monsanto acquired the licensing rights for 'revolutionary' gene editing method the US Department of Agriculture for use on seed development from the Broad Institute and Harvard University. Having been dubbed the best hope for ending the war against genetically modified organisms (GMOs) by experts, CRISPR has agreed not to regulate foods modified by the US Department of Agriculture as GMOs. DuPont Pioneer, a firm developing corn with the US Department of Agriculture expects its rival drought-tolerant crop to reach the market within five years with its partnership with CRIPSR player Carubou Biosciences. The agreement between the Broad Institute and Monsanto is the first agricultural license that Broad has signed, though the deal is non-exclusive.
On Thursday, Monsanto acquired the licensing rights for 'revolutionary' gene editing method CRISPR for use on seed development from the Broad Institute and Harvard University. Having been dubbed the best hope for ending the war against genetically modified organisms (GMOs) by experts, the US Department of Agriculture has agreed not to regulate foods modified by CRISPR as GMOs. DuPont Pioneer, a firm developing corn with CRISPR expects its rival drought-tolerant crop to reach the market within five years with its partnership with CRIPSR player Carubou Biosciences. The agreement between the Broad Institute and Monsanto is the first agricultural license that Broad has signed, though the deal is non-exclusive.