Andréa Williams

1 month ago | mondaq.com | Andrea Williams |Andréa Williams

As someone with a genetics background I can think of no betterway to celebrate International Women's Day than with a paper on the power of theX chromosome. We were always taught that in XX individuals oneX is inactivated in somatic cells to prevent unequal geneticdosing.

1 month ago | mondaq.com | Andrea Williams |Andréa Williams

We were delighted to see another groundbreaking technology fromour client - the John Innes Centre - featured in The Guardian thisweek. The article reports on the research from Myriam Charpentierand her team at the JIC who have identified specific mutations thatimprove endosymbiosis in legumes and wheat. Endosymbiosis is theterm used to describe the symbiotic or "special"relationship that exists between plants and nitrogen-fixingbacteria and fungi that live in plant roots.

Oct 7, 2024 | mondaq.com | Andrea Williams |Andréa Williams

Ten years ago gene editing plants was far from commonplace – indeed, the first CRISPR edited mammalian cells had only just been achieved. Fast-forward ten years and a search for gene edited crops lists numerous successful trials, from GABA-enriched tomatoes for better sleep to disease resistant risotto rice. The possibilities for gene editing to transform agriculture, initially at least, seemed limitless.