This project is a high-tech agricultural initiative focused on securing Morocco’s food future. By utilizing CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing technology, the project aims to modify the DNA of native wheat varieties to make them more efficient and hardy.
Yield improvement (up to +20%)
This project is a high-impact biotechnological initiative based in Morocco and led by researchers at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), notably spearheaded by Ntui et al. (2024). Running from 2024 to 2028, the research focuses on one of the world'
Increased shelf life and Viral disease resistance
A biotechnology and de‑extinction initiative led by Colossal Biosciences (USA) with genetic tools such as CRISPR‑Cas9 and primordial germ‑cell editing to recreate a bird genetically close to the extinct dodo.
De-extinction conservation
The project involves using CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology to knock out flowering genes in sugarcane (Saccharum species).
Reduce flowering, & eventually to increase their sucrose content- sequencing of genes