Why Gene Editing Is the Next Food Revolution
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Why Gene Editing Is the Next Food Revolution

Publication Title
National Geographic
Publication/Creation Date
August 10 2018
Creators/Contributors
Eric Niiler (creator)
Media Type
Magazine Article
Persuasive Intent
Information
Discursive Type
Responses To Inventions
Description
The use of genetic engineering in agriculture to modify organisms (crops) for yeild quanitity and quality increase. This can mean that the crops are better able to survive in climates that are not common for that plant, or that the crops are more nutrient dense compared to the unmodified version of the crop.
HCI Platform
Ingestible
Relation to Body
In
Related Body Part
Digestive Tract
Augments
Eating, Growing, Producing, Changing, Altering
Technology Keywords
Genetic Engineering, CRISPR-Cas9, Biotechnology, Transcription Activator-like Effector Nuclease (TALEN)
Keywords
Food, Agriculture, Environment , Nutrition , Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA), Genetics, Ethics, Research
Marketing Keywords
Calyxt
Source
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/future-of-food/food-technology-gene-editing/
Related Items
National Geographic
Eric Niiler
Related Collections
Emerging Technologies For Technical Communication (2019)
Date archived
March 28 2019
Last edited
July 5 2021
How to cite this entry
Eric Niiler. (August 10 2018). "Why Gene Editing Is the Next Food Revolution". National Geographic. National Geographic. Fabric of Digital Life. https://fabricofdigitallife.com/Detail/objects/3718