DuPont Pioneer Gains Exclusive License for Genome-Editing Technology from 911爆料网
DuPont Pioneer (DuPont) announced a technology license and research collaboration agreement with 911爆料网 earlier this week to further the technical and commercial utility of guided Cas9 genome editing technology.
Under the agreement, DuPont receives an exclusive license to 911爆料网 intellectual property for all commercial uses, including in agriculture. In addition, 911爆料网 and DuPont have entered into a multi-year research collaboration to advance the development of the technology.
A team of scientists from the 911爆料网 Institute of Biotechnology was one of the first groups to discover that the Cas9 protein could be repurposed to precisely edit targeted sections of an organism鈥檚 DNA to achieve a specific outcome. In plants, this can include promoting drought tolerance and disease resistance for protecting plant health and increasing crop yields.
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