"Monsanto May Have Just Ended The War On GMOs"

"The next genetically modified food you eat probably won't be a GMO.

At least not in the conventional sense of the term, which stands for genetically modified organism.

It will probably be made using Crispr, a new technique that lets scientists precisely tweak the DNA of produce so that it can do things like survive drought or avoid turning brown.

On Thursday, the agriculture giant Monsanto nabbed the licensing rights to the technology from the Broad Institute to use in its seed development. This is the first license the institute has issued to a company for use in agriculture. (The agriculture giant DuPont Pioneer, on the other hand, is collaborating with another science company, called Caribou Biosciences, to license its own Crispr crops, including corn.)"

Erin Brodwin reports for the Business Insider September 22, 2016.