Genome Edited Wheat to Reduce Cancer Risk from Bread and Toast
UK Scientists have used genome editing to reduce a cancer-causing compound commonly found in toast.
Acrylamide forms during bread baking and its presence is further increased when bread is toasted, and the darker the toast, the more of this carcinogenic compound it contains.
Sarah and Nigel with wheat plants
Now a team led by Rothamsted Research with colleagues from the University of Bristol have used the new technique of genome editing to develop a type of wheat that is less likely to produce acrylamide when baked.
According to project leader, Professor Nigel Halford, the researchers are preparing an application to the UK Government to run a field trial of this new wheat, starting in the autumn - the first such trial of genome edited wheat to be carried out anywhere in Europe.
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