The future is here and what sounds like the fevered dreams of science fiction writers is actually happening at leading rice research facilities today. All U.S. rice is GMO-free, however, the use of non-GMO DNA marker technologies has greatly improved the rice breeding process in recent years. USA Rice’s Dr. Steve Linscombe invited some of the leading minds in this work to discuss the technology on Episode 69 of The Rice Stuff, available now.
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ARLINGTON, VA – The future is here and what sounds like the fevered dreams of science fiction writers is actually happening at leading rice research facilities today. All U.S. rice is GMO-free, however, the use of non-GMO DNA marker technologies has greatly improved the rice breeding process in recent years. USA Rice’s Dr. Steve Linscombe invited some of the leading minds in this work to discuss the technology on Episode 69 of The Rice Stuff, available now. LSU Assistant Professors Brijesh Angira and Roberto Fritsche-Neto join LSU Associate Professor Dr. Adam Famoso, and RiceTec, Inc.’s director of global breeding transformation, Joshua Cobb, to share what they use the technology for, how it works, and what it may mean for the future of rice variety development. “This is obviously a very complex subject, and we probably just scratched the surface, but our guests did a very good job of breaking things down for us,” said podcast co-host Michael Klein. “With all the challenges the ...
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