July 3, 2023

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Researchers uncover new CRISPR-like system in animals that can edit the human genome - The first RNA-guided DNA-cutting enzyme found in eukaryotes, Fanzor could one day be harnessed to edit DNA more precisely than CRISPR/Cas systems

October 21, 2022

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Why scientists want to help plants capture more carbon dioxide (MIT Technology Review)

July 14, 2022

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Heat is bad for plant health - Here's how gene editing could help (MIT Technology Review)

April 25, 2022

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Une céréale génétiquement modifiée pour mieux capter l’azote de l’air (Le Monde)

Engineered plant control of associative nitrogen fixation (PNAS)

October 6, 2021

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MIT Sloan and Bayer team up to cultivate digital intrapreneurship capability - Corporate innovation leaders at Bayer engage MIT Sloan Executive Education in a transformational data science and intrapreneurship program

September 15, 2021

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New programmable gene editing proteins found outside of CRISPR systems - RNA-guided enzymes are more diverse and widespread than previously believed

July 19, 2021

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Crean recubrimiento para aumentar productividad de semillas en condiciones de sequía (El Periódico)

July 9, 2021

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Maroc - Le Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) et l'Université Polytechnique Mohammed VI (UM6P) développent des semences résistantes à la sécheresse (Le Desk)

July 8, 2021

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Engineering seeds to resist drought - A new seed-coating process could facilitate agriculture on marginal arid lands by enabling the seeds to retain any available water

March 26, 2021

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Broad Institute launches the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Center to connect biology, machine learning for understanding programs of life

January 5, 2021

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Portable device can quickly detect plant stress - Sensor developed by SMART researchers would allow rapid diagnosis of nutrition deficiency in plants, enabling farmers to maximize crop yield in a sustainable way.

July 1, 2020

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Nature-inspired CRISPR enzymes for expansive genome editing - Applied computational biology discoveries vastly expand the range of CRISPR’s access to DNA sequences

April 27, 2020

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Engineers develop precision injection system for plants - Microneedles made of silk-based material can target plant tissues for delivery of micronutrients, hormones, or genes

April 15, 2020

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Nanosensor can alert a smartphone when plants are stressed - Carbon nanotubes embedded in leaves detect chemical signals that are produced when a plant is damaged

January 15, 2020

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Making real a biotechnology dream: nitrogen-fixing cereal crops - At MIT, Christopher Voigt bab's work could eventually replace cereal crops’ need for nitrogen from chemical fertilizers.

November 25, 2019

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Coated seeds may enable agriculture on marginal lands - A specialized silk covering could protect seeds from salinity while also providing fertilizer-generating microbes

April 12, 2019

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Scientists going “cyber” on agriculture grows the tastiest basil ever (The Science Times)

March 28, 2019

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SMART novel nanotube carriers may revolutionise gene-delivery in live plant

February 28, 2019

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An easier way to engineer plants - ​MIT-led team uses nanoparticles to deliver genes into plant chloroplasts

February 25, 2019

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An easier way to engineer plants - MIT-led team uses nanoparticles to deliver genes into plant chloroplasts

December 5, 2018

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Elowan: A plant-robot hybrid, a plant in direct dialogue with a machine

December 13, 2017

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Engineers create plants that glow - Illumination from nanobionic plants might one day replace some electrical lighting

October 18, 2017

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DuPont Pioneer and Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard join forces to enable democratic access to CRISPR licensing in agriculture                                                                                

October 11, 2017

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Finding the root cause of plant resilience 

October 4, 2017

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On the road to making cereals that consume nitrogen from air 
Hacia la elaboración de cereales capaces de consumir el nitrógeno del aire

July 10, 2017

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Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard joins discussions to create worldwide CRISPR-Cas9 licensing pool - If other key patent holders join, pool would expand access and streamline non-exclusive licensing for commercial use

September 22, 2016

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Monsanto announces global licensing agreement with Broad Institute on key genome-editing application

September 2, 2016

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Using light to control genome editing - New technique offers precise manipulation of when and where genes are targeted

Reducing runoff pollution by making spray droplets less bouncy - MIT researchers find a way to make pesticides stick to leaves instead of bouncing off