NP-mediated gene transformation ... The most important role of nanotechnology for plant genetic engineering is the ability to control the delivery of goods to different plant species and tissues....

February 22, 2023 - However, reports of nano-mediated delivery for the genetic manipulation of plants have emerged, including direct germline editing as well as plastid and mitochondrial genome modification. Here, we review the application of nanotechnology to plant genetic manipulation, including the development of nanocarriers for the delivery of genetic cargos and advances in nano-mediated plant regeneration.

CRISPR-Cas-mediated genome editing and its combined applications with plant nanotechnology are also discussed. The conceptual innovations, methods, and practical applications of nanomaterial-mediated genetic transformation summarized herein will be beneficial for promoting plant genetic engineering in modern agriculture.

March 12, 2021 - Nature Nanotechnology volume 16, pages 243–250 (2021)Cite this article ... CRISPR–Cas genetic engineering of plants holds tremendous potential for providing food security, battling biotic and abiotic crop stresses caused by climate change, and for environmental remediation and sustainability.

January 9, 2025 - Nanotechnology enhances gene manipulation, improving CRISPR delivery and gene editing efficiency with innovative nanoparticle-based systems.

June 5, 2023 - Overall, nanoparticles could increase the throughput, precision, and ease of plant genetic engineering,” says Landry. ... Nanotechnology has significantly enhanced genetic reprogramming of mammalian cells and it is a promising tool for plant ...

April 26, 2021 - Nanotechnology can help distribute genetic materials to plants to enable genetic engineering and stabilize genetic materials, including improving their double-stranded RNA efficacy for plant improvement (Hofmann et al., 2020).

January 6, 2022 - The nanoparticle-based gene-delivery method is developed and advanced as the new gene-delivery system for plants, realizing transient/stable transformation, obtaining transgenic food, and resisting t...

Talking Glossary of Genomic and Genetic Terms · En Español · updated: October 28, 2025 · Nanotechnology (often shortened to nanotech) is the understanding and use of matter on an atomic and molecular scale for industrial purposes.

Thereby, a recent method called “nanoinjection”, based on using a MEMS chip with a moveable, nanometer-sized lance that is capable of holding DNA based on electrical charge, was reported to be more effective (i.e. higher survival rates albeit similar DNA integration rates) than microinjection to deliver DNA and fertilize mouse eggs [4]. Nanotechnology also offers disturbing parallels to GMOs (i.e. Genetically Modified Organisms). Indeed, nanotechnology would contribute on novel environmentfriendly crop improvement strategies to overcome food insecurity and malnutrition worldwide [5]. After all, DNA is a complex biochemical polymer with properties that make it an ideal platform for engineering new nanotechnologies (e.g.

December 2, 2022 - However, only a few groups of them are produced in large quantities because of their low production and the expensive demand for isolating cyanobacteria species [70,71]. Scientists choose high-yielding strains and apply genetic engineering and nanotechnology to modify strains for value-added products [44]. Nanoparticles that directly modify or activate cell metabolism have been suggested and applied to highly impactful cyanobacteria [72]. Further efforts and strategies are required to create more suitable environments to produce effective therapeutics.

February 26, 2024 - Using SWNTs, we developed a tool to deliver plasmid DNA and small interfering RNA into the leaves of diverse plant species, and cargoes performed their biological functions with high efficiency2–5. This platform also has the benefit of expressing or silencing plant genes without any transgene integration, which helps substantially with the regulation of these engineered plants. After the publication of these results, our nanoparticle platform has attracted a lot of attention from plant researchers and industry. Therefore, we started to think in more detail about all the ways that nanotechnology can address critical challenges in plant genetic engineering.

One significant issue of the CRISPR ... commercial development (He and Zhao, 2020). Nanotechnology can help distribute genetic materials to plants to enable genetic engineering and stabilize genetic materials, including improving their double-stranded RNA efficacy for plant ...

From targeted gene insertion techniques to gene editing tool delivery systems, nanotechnology presents a promising path for improving many aspects of crop modification. However, little is known about the current application of nanotechnology ...

June 28, 2025 - Nanoparticles improve gene delivery efficiency and precision by overcoming plant cell wall barriers. Combining nanotechnology with CRISPR/Cas and tissue culture methods can significantly advance plant genetic engineering.

February 28, 2019 - The UC Berkeley approach involves grafting DNA onto a carbon nanotube to deliver the biomolecule into plant cells while the MIT technique makes use of a mechanism called lipid exchange envelope penetration (LEEP) for delivery into chloroplasts specifically. Both techniques are very different to conventional genetic engineering methods – such as biolistics (which is done by firing genes into plant tissue) or delivering genes using infectious bacteria.

December 22, 2023 - They protect the genetic material from degradation and facilitate targeted delivery to specific cells or tissues. Lipid-based nanoparticles, for instance, can encapsulate nucleic acids and enhance cellular uptake, enabling efficient gene transfer. Enhanced targeting and specificity: Nanotechnology ...

In addition, nanotechnology allows the development of transgene-free genetically modified plants. Nanomaterial-based gene delivery can enable the delivery of functional genes or siRNAs to specific plant cell organelles, thus overcoming the host range limitation.