Healthier potato options may be on the horizon due to gene editing
Chip, chip, hooray! A recent breakthrough in the world of potatoes could produce a healthier spud in the future. David Douches and Jiming Jiang of Michigan State’s Potato Breeding and Genetics Program have discovered a way to store potatoes year-round without adverse effects through the use of gene editing technology. Their findings were published in the science journal, The Plant Cell in February of this year. Douches, the director of MSU’s Potatoes Breeding and Genetics program has been working alongside…