Scientists in China have used #primeediting to develop rice varieties with lower amylose content, aiming to improve texture and eating quality.

By precisely modifying the promoter region of the Wx (#Waxy) gene, researchers reduced its expression without completely disrupting the gene.

Shahid Mansoor’s team reviewed the evolution of plant #primeediting from PE1 to AI-designed PE8, highlighting pegRNA stabilization, cis-regulatory expression tuning, and PE-recombinase systems for predictive crop breeding. 🌾🤖 #PlantBiotech2026 #TrendsInPlantScience #CropGenomics #AIinBiotech

CAAS researchers developed ePPEplus-MsV2 to perform the first multi-gene prime editing in alfalfa, engineering MsALS1, MsALS2, and MsACC1 to create dual nicosulfuron and haloxyfop herbicide-resistant germplasm. 🌿🤖 #AlfalfaGenomics #PrimeEditing #PlantBiotechJournal2026 #HerbicideResistance

Shanghai Normal University researchers developed ePE-P3-SpRY, an optimized PAM-flexible prime editing system that overcomes SpRY activity loss in rice to achieve up to 96% precise editing across NAN, NGN, NCN, and NTN motifs. 🌾🤖 #RiceGenomics #PrimeEditing #SpRY #NewPhytologist #CropBiotech