CRISPR-CasHere’s How

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deoxyribonucleic acid, a self-replicating material present in all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic information.

DNA Breaks & Repairs Happen in Nature

CRISPR-Cas Reads theof a PlantDNA

Grower & ConsumerBenefits

Cycles1-28 7 6 5

in Years

FromReducedToMultiple

Cycles

Conventional

PlantBreeding

Timeline

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Genetic & PhysicalAttributes

Create SpecificOutcomes

TARGETED GENETIC SEQUENCES

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CRISPR-Cas DIRECTS DNA BREAKS & REPAIRS TO

CRISPR-Cas

SAME FIELD TESTING

is the instruction manual for the growth and development of all living organisms

SCIENTISTS HAVE DEVELOPED A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THE

WITHIN PLANTS

BASED ON HOW CRISPR-CAS IS PROGRAMMED, IT FINDS A SPECIFIC LOCATION IN THE GENOME AND EITHER.

DELETES EDITS REPLACES

DroughtTolerance

HigherYields

Better Nutrition

LongerShelf Life

DiseaseResistance

More Efficient Development ofHealthy Seed Products