Genome editing, gene drives, and synthetic biology: Will they contribute to disease-resistant crops, and who will benefit?
Genetically engineered crops have been grown for more than 20 years, resulting in widespread albeit variable benefits for farmers and consumers. We review current, likely, and potential genetic engineering (GE) applications for the development of disease-resistant crop cultivars. Gene editing, gene...
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| author | Pixley, Kevin V. Falck-Zepeda, José B. Giller, Ken E. Glenna, Leland L. Gould, Fred Mallory-Smith, Carol Stelly, David M. Stewart, C. Neal |
| author_browse | Falck-Zepeda, José B. Giller, Ken E. Glenna, Leland L. Gould, Fred Mallory-Smith, Carol Pixley, Kevin V. Stelly, David M. Stewart, C. Neal |
| author_facet | Pixley, Kevin V. Falck-Zepeda, José B. Giller, Ken E. Glenna, Leland L. Gould, Fred Mallory-Smith, Carol Stelly, David M. Stewart, C. Neal |
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| description | Genetically engineered crops have been grown for more than 20 years, resulting in widespread albeit variable benefits for farmers and consumers. We review current, likely, and potential genetic engineering (GE) applications for the development of disease-resistant crop cultivars. Gene editing, gene drives, and synthetic biology offer novel opportunities to control viral, bacterial, and fungal pathogens, parasitic weeds, and insect vectors of plant pathogens. We conclude that there will be no shortage of GE applications to tackle disease resistance and other farmer and consumer priorities for agricultural crops. Beyond reviewing scientific prospects for genetically engineered crops, we address the social institutional forces that are commonly overlooked by biological scientists. Intellectual property regimes, technology regulatory frameworks, the balance of funding between public- and private-sector research, and advocacy by concerned civil society groups interact to define who uses which GE technologies, on which crops, and for the benefit of whom. Ensuring equitable access to the benefits of genetically engineered crops requires affirmative policies, targeted investments, and excellent science. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1470772024-10-25T07:58:08Z Genome editing, gene drives, and synthetic biology: Will they contribute to disease-resistant crops, and who will benefit? Pixley, Kevin V. Falck-Zepeda, José B. Giller, Ken E. Glenna, Leland L. Gould, Fred Mallory-Smith, Carol Stelly, David M. Stewart, C. Neal pest resistance technology crops gene editing genetic engineering synthetic biology disease resistanance genetically modified organisms Genetically engineered crops have been grown for more than 20 years, resulting in widespread albeit variable benefits for farmers and consumers. We review current, likely, and potential genetic engineering (GE) applications for the development of disease-resistant crop cultivars. Gene editing, gene drives, and synthetic biology offer novel opportunities to control viral, bacterial, and fungal pathogens, parasitic weeds, and insect vectors of plant pathogens. We conclude that there will be no shortage of GE applications to tackle disease resistance and other farmer and consumer priorities for agricultural crops. Beyond reviewing scientific prospects for genetically engineered crops, we address the social institutional forces that are commonly overlooked by biological scientists. Intellectual property regimes, technology regulatory frameworks, the balance of funding between public- and private-sector research, and advocacy by concerned civil society groups interact to define who uses which GE technologies, on which crops, and for the benefit of whom. Ensuring equitable access to the benefits of genetically engineered crops requires affirmative policies, targeted investments, and excellent science. 2019-06-05 2024-06-21T09:11:04Z 2024-06-21T09:11:04Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147077 en Open Access Annual Reviews Pixley, Kevin V.; Falck-Zepeda, José Benjamin; Giller, Ken, E.; Glenna, Leland, L.; Gould, Fred; Mallory-Smith, Carol; Stelly, David, M.; and Stewart, C. Neal. 2019. Genome editing, gene drives, and synthetic biology: Will they contribute to disease-resistant crops, and who will benefit? Annual Review of Phytopathology 57 (August 2019). https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-phyto-080417-045954 |
| spellingShingle | pest resistance technology crops gene editing genetic engineering synthetic biology disease resistanance genetically modified organisms Pixley, Kevin V. Falck-Zepeda, José B. Giller, Ken E. Glenna, Leland L. Gould, Fred Mallory-Smith, Carol Stelly, David M. Stewart, C. Neal Genome editing, gene drives, and synthetic biology: Will they contribute to disease-resistant crops, and who will benefit? |
| title | Genome editing, gene drives, and synthetic biology: Will they contribute to disease-resistant crops, and who will benefit? |
| title_full | Genome editing, gene drives, and synthetic biology: Will they contribute to disease-resistant crops, and who will benefit? |
| title_fullStr | Genome editing, gene drives, and synthetic biology: Will they contribute to disease-resistant crops, and who will benefit? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Genome editing, gene drives, and synthetic biology: Will they contribute to disease-resistant crops, and who will benefit? |
| title_short | Genome editing, gene drives, and synthetic biology: Will they contribute to disease-resistant crops, and who will benefit? |
| title_sort | genome editing gene drives and synthetic biology will they contribute to disease resistant crops and who will benefit |
| topic | pest resistance technology crops gene editing genetic engineering synthetic biology disease resistanance genetically modified organisms |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147077 |
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