🔬Invention of new genome improvement technology to accelerate trait improvement of living organisms
May 22, 2018
The University of Tokyo
RIKEN
In collaboration with Toyota Central Research Institute, Toyota Motor Corporation and RIKEN, the University of Tokyo succeeded in developing new technologies that remarkably improve the trait improvement by extensive reorganization of the genomic DNA of living organisms.
In this time, by introducing an enzyme capable of controlling the DNA cleavage activity with temperature into living cells and temporarily heating and activating the cells, the DNA of the cells is randomly cleaved / recombined (shuffled) We have developed a new technology to efficiently improve complex traits involving numerous genes.
— Translated by TokioX’press —
http://www.riken.jp/pr/press/2018/20180522_2/
http://www.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp/info/news/topics/files/20180518pressrelease.pdf