The World’s First Genome Editing Tomato Varieties Are Open To Sell

Unlike genetically modified foods, tomatoes have been modified this genome is considered to be safe like other common methods with other common methods. Illustrated.Sicilian Rouge High Gaba is a kind Special tomatoes are designed to accommodate high levels of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), a type of amino acid is believed to help relax and help lower blood pressure. Sanatech Seed start-up company is based in Tokyo cooperated in Tokyo With scientists at the University of Tsukuba to develop a new tomato variety using CRISPR / CAS9 gene editing technology. named Sicilian Rouge High Gaba, this new tomato contains 5 to 6 times a bottle Often of a kind of amino acid is called gamma-aminobutyric acid, or GABA

.Theo Japanese media, Sanatech Seed has eliminated inhibitory areas in tomato's genome to allow it to create content This high Gaba.Shimpei Takeshita, president of Sanatech Seed and the innovation director of Pioneer Ecoscience, the exclusive distributor Sicilian Rouge High Gaba tomato said: The company has been allowed to commercialize tomato varieties Sicilian Rouge High Gaba has transgened genetically in December last year and farmers under contracts have planted them ever . Now, Sicilian Rouge High Gaba tomatoes are ready to go on the shelves
Go to the market because they have not been fully understood by consumers. But this tomato has created a good reputation from farmers participants, "said Takeshita Tatsuo, president of Sanatech Seed told NHK. A Commission of the Japanese Ministry of Health licensed for Sanatech Seed to Commercializing new tomato varieties, provided that the announcement has been launched, and the start-up company plans to transport each tomato package with the "improved sticker using the editing technology Genome ". Not like genetically modified food, tomato models that are modified is considered safe like planted varieties with other common methods because no external gene is available put in this process. Sanatech Seed has started receiving online orders for tomatoes Sicilian Rouge High Gaba. According to the report, a 3 kg tomato box will cost 7,500 yen or about 68 dollars (nearly 1.5 million VND).

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