An AI-designed enzyme edited rice DNA. Is this Indian farming's future?

An AI-designed enzyme edited rice DNA. Is this Indian farming's future?

Indian scientists at ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack, have shown that an artificial intelligence-designed enzyme, OpenCRISPR-1, can precisely edit rice DNA, matching the famous CRISPR-Cas9 across knockout, base editing and prime editing. The open-source platform, named POC1, could ease the patent burden on gene editing and speed India's push for climate-resilient, self-reliant crops.