CRISPR, tomatoes

New study using CRISPR technology reveals a way to make tomatoes sweeter without sacrificing yield.
The world produces around 180 million tons of tomatoes each year. Whether they are raw, cooked, or used in sauces, tomatoes are a staple in kitchens worldwide. However, not all tomatoes are created equal — some are much tastier than others.
They CRISPR’ed tomatoes to make them sweet and large
Today’s mass-produced tomatoes often grow to palm-sized proportions, but their naturally occurring ancestors were far smaller fruits. They were also sweeter and more flavorful due to their lower water content compared to the red fruits found in grocery stores—but recent genetic discoveries have unlocked the path to attaining the best of both worlds.
CRISPR builds a big tomato that’s actually sweet
Rotten tomatoes no more: growing sweeter tomatoes is possible by editing just two of the fruit’s genes. Deleting the genes increased the engineered fruits’ glucose and fructose levels by up to 30% over mass-produced tomatoes, according to a study 1 published today in Nature.
Gene-edited tomatoes achieve increased sweetness without loss of size or yield
I n a groundbreaking study published in the journal Nature, researchers have successfully used gene editing to create sweeter tomatoes without compromising their size or yield. By
Sweet CRISPR Tomatoes May Be Coming to a Supermarket Near You
Using CRISPR, the popular gene-editing tool, scientists bumped up the fruit’s sugar content by 30 percent without sacrificing size or yields.
Sweeter tomatoes are coming soon thanks to CRISPR gene editing
Selection for bigger tomatoes has made the fruits less sweet, but now it has been shown that gene editing can make them sweeter without decreasing yields
Altering two genes to produce sweeter tomatoes without sacrificing size, weight or yield
A team of horticulturists, bio-breeders and agriculture specialists affiliated with a host of institutions across China has produced sweeter tomatoes without sacrificing size, weight or yield by altering two of their genes.
Tomato sweetness boosted by gene editing to knock out two genes
Genetically editing sugar-regulating genes increases tomato sweetness, without affecting yield or size. The findings break a long-standing challenge in tomato breeding: balancing taste and productivity, thereby offering potential benefits for both consumers and growers.
Scientists modify tomatoes to make them 'significantly sweeter'
Chinese scientists have successfully modified tomatoes to make them sweeter by removing two genes that regulate sugar content, according to a new study.
Chinese scientists modify tomatoes to make them ‘significantly sweeter’
Glucose and fructose levels were 30 per cent higher after researchers removed two genes that regulate sugar content, according to study Chinese scientists have successfully modified tomatoes to make them sweeter by removing two genes that regulate sugar content,
Scientists could engineer tomatoes to be sweeter without sacrificing their size
Scientists could engineer tomatoes to be sweeter without sacrificing their size - Other crops could follow suit
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