Genetically engineered barley grown in a secured field in Zurich

Swiss scientists use the new CRISPR method of genetic engineering to try to boost crop yield.

For the first time, barley has been sown in Switzerland that has been genetically engineered using the new CRISPR/Cas method. The commercial cultivation of genetically modified plants is banned in Switzerland, but plants bred through gene editing techniques like CRISPR that do not contain transgenes... More info