UK ministers recently announced that they would be approving gene-edited crops for use, which can be made to be strengthened against diseases and thus reduce the need for toxic chemicals.
Crispr 9 technology was first proven as a powerful tool for agriculture by its use in mushroom crops in the USA.
The technique now even has uses in combating the deadly effects of the coronavirus according to one of its creators, last year's science Nobel Laureate Jennfier Doudna.
