New genomic techniques – opportunities and challenges for researchers and farmers
Scientists and experts presented scientific data and concrete results from the application of new genomic techniques, the advantages and disadvantages of their use, the opportunities they provide for solving a range of problems in medicine and agriculture. Prof. Dr. Valya Vassileva, Director of IPPG - BAS, made the presentation "Plant genome editing: a step towards a more sustainable future" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95sZNDvqqLM&t=773s) which focused on the advances in genome editing technologies and the prospects for their application to achieve a more sustainable future. Dr. Dilyana Kirova (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSfYYR_V9YM) and Aleksander Atemin (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HIhNo5S7kI) from the "Acad. Roumen Tsanev" Institute of Molecular Biology presented to the audience the current topic "CRISPR/Cas9 in research and biomedicine", demonstrating the potential of innovative genome editing techniques for the treatment of genetic diseases, the [...]