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CRISPR/Cas

Shotgun vs. scalpel

Molecular biologist Holger Puchta has been researching modern plant breeding methods for years. Genome editing is faster and more precise than conventional mutagenesis.He therefore welcomes the EU's decision to ease restrictions on genetic engineering techniques used in plant breeding.

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  • 47,500

    Employees at Helmholtz are working on the world of tomorrow.

  • 6 Mrd

    Euro budget annually offers our talents excellent conditions for cutting-edge research.

  • 18

    national labs are dedicated to the big questions of our time every day.

  • 14,500

    Researchers from all over the world use our research infrastructures every year.

Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research

Deutsche Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY

German Cancer Research Center

German Aerospace Center

German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases

Forschungszentrum Jülich

GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel

GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung

Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie

Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf

Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research

CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security

Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ

Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon

Helmholtz Munich

GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Max Delbrück Center

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