Gene editing aims to save Florida's orange trees from citrus greening

Florida's citrus industry has been plagued for years by citrus greening, a bacterial infection spread by a tiny insect, the Asian citrus psyllid. The disease attacks trees' immune systems, causing them to produce bitter fruit and die within a few years. There is no cure. Tampa-based company Soilcea developed a rootstock called CarriCea T1 using CRISPR technology, which keeps the...