Abstract

Caixia Gao outlines the technical, regulatory and public opinion hurdles for the future use of CRISPR technologies in plant breeding. Conventional plant breeding is unlikely to meet increasing food demands and other environmental challenges. By contrast, CRISPR technology is erasing barriers to genome editing and could revolutionize plant breeding. However, to fully benefit from the CRISPR revolution, we should focus on resolving its technical and regulatory uncertainties.

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