US Patent Issued to Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey on July 15 for "Gene-edited basil plants resistant to downy mildew" (New Jersey Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,356,910, issued on July 15, was assigned to Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick, N.J.).

"Gene-edited basil plants resistant to downy mildew" was invented by Rong Di (East Brunswick, N.J.), Michael A. Lawton (Highland Park, N.J.) and James E. Simon (Princeton, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure provides methods of making gene-edited plants that are resistant to downy mildew, such as plants with reduced expression of homoserine kinase (HSK), 2-oxoglutarate-Fe(II) oxygenase (2OGO), or both. The disclosure further provides methods of making gene-edited modified plants that are cold tolerant, such as pla...