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January 21, 2026
EEUU: nueva variedad GMO aprobada por el gobierno
En Estados Unidos, la FDA avaló la papa Russet Burbank II de J. R. Simplot, una variedad GMO desarrollada con resistencia natural al *Phytophthora infestans*, al considerarla tan segura como las convencionales y capaz de reducir pesticidas y mejorar el almacenamiento.
Adam Jozwiak, UCR molecular biochemist, Lead study author
February 23, 2025
Researchers identify biosynthetic pathway of GlycoAlkaloid formation in potato
Scientists have discovered a way to remove toxic compounds from potatoes, making them safer to eat and easier to store. The breakthrough could cut food waste and enhance crop farming in space and other extreme environments.
Katherine Meacham-Hensold led work looking to improve the photorespiratory bypass of potato as a postdoctoral researcher in Don Ort’s lab at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
December 12, 2024
Climate-ready potato crop: RIPE team shows yield increase under heatwave conditions through photorespiratory bypass
A team from the University of Illinois has engineered potato to be more resilient to global warming, showing 30% increases in tuber mass under heatwave conditions.
A depiction of the process for the elimination of amylose starch in a potato. Courtesy: Texas A&M AgriLife graphic
May 28, 2022
Texas A&M AgriLife researchers use CRISPR technology to modify starches in potatoes
Humble potatoes are a rich source not only of dietary carbohydrates for humans, but also of starches for numerous industrial applications. Texas A&M AgriLife scientists are learning how to alter the ratio of potatoes’
United States Government invests USD 2.6 Million in Potato Variety Research
November 10, 2021
United States Government invests USD 2.6 Million in Potato Variety Research
The USDA's National Institute of Food & Agriculture (NIFA) recently awarded four Potato Research grants  totaling USD 2.6 million  as part of their Special Research Grants program.
Biochemistry offers path to help reduce huge losses in potato industry
August 26, 2021
Unraveling the wound-healing process in potatoes
Losses in the United States' number one vegetable crop, potatoes, aren't only due to pests or drought, they’re due to damage in the handling and storage of potatoes as well. Understanding the wound-healing process in potatoes may help reduce these losses.
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Potato LEAF Awards 2021-22 Scholarship to Thilani Jayakody. Outstanding Michigan State Graduate Student Receives Award for Potato Research
August 23, 2021
Potato LEAF Awards 2021-22 Scholarship to Thilani Jayakody for her Potato Research
The Potato Leadership, Education and Advancement Foundation (Potato LEAF) is pleased to announce Thilani Jayakody, as the recipient of its 2021-22 Academic Scholarship.
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July 25, 2021
RNA breakthrough creates crops that can yield 50% more potatoes, rice
Manipulating RNA can dramatically increase the yield of potato plants, as well as increasing drought tolerance, announced a group of scientists from the University of Chicago, Peking University and Guizhou University.
US Trade Representative Katherine Tai met with Mexico's agriculture and economy ministers.
July 12, 2021
US pushes Mexico for approval of GM crops, access to potato market
The United States pressured Mexico on Wednesday to allow genetically modified crops into the country and to open up access to U.S.-grown potatoes. Trade talks were held Wednesday in Mexico City.
USDA Announces Deregulation Extension of Potato Developed Using Genetic Engineering
April 29, 2021
USDA Extends Deregulation of Simplot Potato Varieties Developed Using Genetic Engineering
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is extending deregulation to J.R. Simplot Company’s (Simplot) potato variety developed using genetic engineering, designated as Snowden Z6 (Z6 potato).
Dr. David Douches. Plant Breeding and Genetics. Michigan State University. Director, Potato Breeding and Genetics Program.
January 13, 2020
World Potato Congress Webinar: January 24, 2020 with Dr. David Douches
The World Potato Congress (WPC) continues with its webinar series in its 2020 on January 24, with a webinar featuring Dr. David Douches of 'Feed the Future – Biotechnology Potato Partnership'
Potato field in Pennsylvania naturally infected with late blight, September 2014. Only surviving plants are Innate™ generation two (Courtesy: J.R. Simplot)
August 06, 2018
ARS scientists streamline process to introduce multiple genes - as is required to make potatoes resistant to late blight
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Albany, California, have found a way to streamline the process that scientists use to insert multiple genes into a crop plant. Simplot is planning to use it to introduce multiple genes into potatoes to make them resistant to late blight
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Using gene editing technology such as CRISPR-Cas9, bruising and browning of potatoes can be reduced, eliminating some of the 3.6 billion lbs. of potato food waste each year.
August 06, 2018
Potato Processing company J.R. Simplot acquires license for CRISPR-CAS9 gene editing technology
J.R. Simplot has acquired a license for CRISPR-Cas9 and related gene editing tools. This provides Simplot with another avenue to add desirable traits to fruits and vegetables, including potatoes.
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Golden potatoes, shown in the two examples on the right, pack more vitamin A and vitamin E than traditional white potatoes, seen on the left
December 21, 2017
Experimental potato delivers bounty of vitamin A and E
An experimental 'golden' potato has the potential to provide as much as 42 percent of a child’s recommended daily intake of vitamin A and 34 percent of a child’s recommended intake of vitamin E, according to a study co-led at The Ohio State University.
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The enormous diversity of ancient / native potatoes can still be seen in countries like Peru, where many of these varieties are still grown.
November 01, 2017
Analyzing the genes of ancient potatoes helps to improve future potato varieties
Examining the ancestors of the modern, North American cultivated potato has revealed a set of common genes and important genetic pathways that have helped potatoes adapt over thousands of years.
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Las papas geneticamente modificadas de Simplot siguen aprobandose en el mercado extranjero
October 03, 2017
Las papas geneticamente modificadas de Simplot siguen aprobandose en el mercado extranjero
La compañía norteamericana Simplot ha obtenido la aprobación para su papa marca Innate en algunos mercados clave, como Japón. Y tiene pendientes otras solicitudes de acceso a mercados extranjeros.
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Innate Generation 2 potatoes survive in field infected with late blight at Michigan State University (Courtesy: J.R. Simplot)
May 14, 2017
Genetically engineered potatoes approved for Maine
With little fanfare, the Maine Board of Pesticides Control unanimously approved on Friday morning the registration of three new types of genetically engineered potatoes that have been developed by Simplot Plant Sciences.
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Approval of three second generation Innate potato varieties by the US Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration means Simplot is free to plant the potatoes this spring and sell them in the fall (Courtesy: Simplot).
March 20, 2017
US government approved 3 more Simplot GMO potato types for cultivation and sale
The US federal government has given the final OK to three more types of potatoes genetically engineered by Boise’s J.R. Simplot Co. to resist Phytophthora - the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine.
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