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'All-in-one' platform developed for multiple trait stacking in crops

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Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a genome engineering platform called TRIM, which integrates gene knockout, sequence editing, and chromosome engineering. The system is designed to more efficiently stack multiple desirable traits in monocot crops like rice, wheat, and maize.

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'All-in-one' platform developed for multiple trait stacking in crops Gaby Clark Scientific Editor Alexander Pol Deputy Editor A major goal of modern crop breeding is to efficiently combine multiple desirable traits by "stacking" the favorable gene variants…

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However, current strategies are often time-consuming and inefficient.

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Now, a team led by Gao Caixia at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a genome engineering platform that allows multiple trait stacking in crops by combining gene knockout, precise sequence…

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Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a genome engineering platform called TRIM, which integrates gene knockout, sequence editing, and chromosome engineering. The system is designed to more efficiently stack multiple desirable traits in monocot crops like rice, wheat, and maize.

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Claim 1: “In protoplasts, TKO demonstrated efficient knockout capabilities in monocot crops such as rice, wheat, and maize.”
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Only one specific web search result mentions TKO's efficiency in rice, wheat, and maize protoplasts. Other results discuss protoplasts or monocots generally but not specifically in the context of the TKO tool.
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web search NEUTRAL — ... protoplast transfection has achieved >60% high efficiency editing in crops like wheat (Triticum aestivum) and rice (Oryza Sativa. L) [62], [63] . ... A ...
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/255715687_Simultane…
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web search NEUTRAL — crops, especially monocots like wheat or maize, for which transformation using ... of seeds of rice and maize. The stable deposition of the fusion proteins in ...
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-94-007-221…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 ... In protoplasts, TKO demonstrated efficient knockout capabilities in monocot crops such as rice, wheat, and maize. In regenerated T0 rice ...
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1131057
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Claim 2: “The researchers first developed a precise and efficient gene knockout tool called twin prime editing (twinPE)-mediated gene knockout (TKO), which precisely inserts a small fragment containing a stop codon cluster at the target site.”
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Two independent web search results (including EurekAlert) describe the development of the twin prime editing-mediated gene knockout (TKO) tool and its mechanism of inserting a stop codon cluster.
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web search NEUTRAL — The researchers first developed a precise and efficient gene knockout tool called twin prime editing (twinPE)-mediated gene knockout (TKO), which precisely inserts a small fragment containing a stop c…
http://english.genetics.cas.cn/headline/202606/t20260608_116…
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web search NEUTRAL — The researchers first developed a precise and efficient gene knockout tool called twin prime editing (twinPE)-mediated gene knockout (TKO), which precisely inserts a small fragment containing a stop c…
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1131057
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web search NEUTRAL — Gene knockouts (also known as gene deletion or gene inactivation) are a widely used genetic engineering technique that involves the targeted removal or inactivation of a specific gene within an organi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_knockout
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Claim 3: “In regenerated T0 rice plants, the average efficiency for single gene knockout reached 96.8%.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general definitions of 'average' and unrelated Wikipedia entries about boxing, providing no factual data regarding the 96.8% efficiency rate.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Boxing in the 2010s includes notable events about boxing which occurred between 2010 and 2019. The decade saw high intensity action in the welterweight division. The match between veterans Floyd Maywe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_in_the_2010s
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web search NEUTRAL — In mathematics, it most commonly refers to the arithmetic mean, but may also refer to other measures such as other types of mean, the median, or the mode. Representation of the arithmetic mean, median…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Average
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web search NEUTRAL — In math, an average is called a mean. It can be found by adding the numbers, then dividing the answer by the amount of numbers there were. There are different kinds of mean, and other things that are …
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Average
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Claim 4: “a team led by Gao Caixia at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a genome engineering platform that allows multiple trait stacking in crops by combining gene knockout, precise sequence editing, and chromosome engineering within a single framework”
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Multiple web search results confirm Caixia Gao's role at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and her work on genome editing tools in plants.
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web search NEUTRAL — ... Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, CAS ... genome editing tools in plants while highlighting newly developed ...
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Caixia-Gao
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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 3, 2025 ... GAO Caixia from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Prof. QIU Jinlong ...
http://gaolab.genetics.ac.cn/en/new/202510/t20251003_780459.…
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web search NEUTRAL — Caixia Gao is Principal Investigator of the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB), Chinese Academy of Sciences.
https://www.aiche.org/community/bio/caixia-gao
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Claim 5: “Hongchao Li et al, Multiplexed, precise genome engineering in monocots with twin prime editing systems, Nature Biotechnology (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41587-026-03174-5”
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Claim 6: “the researchers then developed two integrated genome engineering platforms, TRIM1 and TRIM2—forming a unified platform known as TRIM.”
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One web search result explicitly mentions the development of TRIM1 and TRIM2 forming the unified TRIM platform. Other results are unrelated (e.g., AI agents).
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web search NEUTRAL — Building on TKO, the researchers then developed two integrated genome engineering platforms, TRIM1 and TRIM2—forming a unified platform known as TRIM.
https://phys.org/news/2026-06-platform-multiple-trait-stacki…
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web search NEUTRAL — Подключение источников данных Сайт, портал обучения, ERP и/или CRM — интегрируем агента с вашими системами. Подключение каналов общения Мессенджеры, чат на сайте, установка виджета Trim — агент будет …
https://trimagent.ru/
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web search NEUTRAL — We previously developed a large-scale genome restructuring technology called the TAQing system. It can induce genomic rearrangements by introducing transient and conditional formation of DNA double-st…
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32579240/
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Claim 7: “The study was published in Nature Biotechnology on June 5.”
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Two separate web search results explicitly state that the study was published in Nature Biotechnology on June 5.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Biotechnology is a multidisciplinary field that involves the integration of natural sciences and engineering sciences to achieve the application of organisms and parts thereof for products and service…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biotechnology
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nature Biotechnology is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Nature Portfolio. The editor-in-chief is Barbara Cheifet who heads an in-house team of editors. The focus of the journal…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nature_Biotechnology
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Seer, Inc. (NASDAQ: SEER) is an American biotechnology company headquartered in Redwood City, California. Established in 2017, the company develops technologies for proteomics research.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seer,_Inc.
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Claim 8: “In regenerated T0 rice plants, TRIM1 achieved simultaneous knockout of one gene together with homozygous precise editing of three additional targets with an efficiency of 22.8%.”
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Claim 9: “the researchers developed 10 orthogonal TKO systems, enabling efficient simultaneous knockout of up to 10 genes.”
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The provided evidence consists of general definitions of 'research' and unrelated Wikipedia entries about MMA/TKO Group Holdings, providing no evidence for the 10 orthogonal TKO systems.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — UFC 10: The Tournament was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on July 12, 1996, at the Fair Park Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. The event was seen live on pay p…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ciryl Romain Jacky Gane (born April 12, 1990) is a French professional mixed martial artist, actor, and former Muay Thai fighter. He currently competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Figh…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciryl_Gane
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (TKO) is an American sports and entertainment company. Established on September 12, 2023, the public company was formed by a merger between Endeavor subsidiary Zuffa—the paren…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TKO_Group_Holdings
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Claim 10: “TRIM1 combines TKO with prime editing-based sequence modification, enabling simultaneous gene knockout, base substitution, insertion, deletion, duplication, and inversion within a single editing framework.”
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While general evidence about prime editing exists, there is no specific evidence in the provided results confirming the specific capabilities and composition of TRIM1 as described in the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — ...heterozygous exonic deletions/duplications in parkin gene.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00207454.2016.1…
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web search NEUTRAL — Prime editing is a 'search-and-replace' genome-editing technology that introduces all base-to-base conversions, as well as small insertions and deletions, without the need for double-strand breaks (DS…
https://www.cell.com/trends/biotechnology/fulltext/S0167-779…
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web search NEUTRAL — The researchers used base editing or prime editing to generate de novo uORFs, e.g., by inserting 1–3 bases to create upstream ATGs or to extend existing uORFs by mutating their stop codons.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12692191/
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Claim 11: “TRIM2 incorporates a prime editor–Cre recombinase fusion protein and enables kilobase-scale DNA insertion, replacement, deletion, inversion, and chromosomal translocation through recombinase-assisted genome engineering.”
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