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CRISPR-edited crops break new ground in Africa
A field of sorghum in Botswana. Gene editing has created sorghum plants that are resistant to a destructive parasite called witchweed. Credit: MarcPo/Getty
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Nature 626, 245-246 (2024)
doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-00176-8
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