Engineering crop resilience with synthetic gene circuits

Muhammad Kamran; Mark T. Waters

doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2025.01.005

Engineering crop resilience with synthetic gene circuits

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Abstract

Engineering crops to withstand environmental stresses is critical for addressing climate change and food insecurity. Recently, Khan et al. developed CRISPR interference (CRISPRi)-based synthetic gene circuits to program gene expression in plants. Their findings highlight the potential of these circuits to advance the development of stress-resilient crops.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	582-584
Number of pages	3
Journal	Trends in Plant Science
Volume	30
Issue number	6
Early online date	30 Jan 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2025.01.005
Publication status	Published - Jun 2025

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ARC Australian Research Council	DP240102441

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 2 Zero Hunger
SDG 13 Climate Action

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Engineering crop resilience with synthetic gene circuits

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