Gene-edited tomatoes could provide new source of vitamin D

Tomato plants gene-edited to produce a precursor to #vitaminD could provide an animal-free source of the crucial nutrient.

Because scientists didn’t insert new genes (they just switched one off) the plants will face fewer regulations in many countries https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01443-2?utm_source=Nature+Briefing&utm_campaign=9784ac12ed-briefing-dy-20220524&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c9dfd39373-9784ac12ed-43576073