"Scientists Suggest Colorful Gene-Edited Crops for Improved Weeding"
Scientists propose genetically engineering crops to be colorful in order to aid in weeding and reduce the need for pesticides, as it would make it easier to distinguish them from weeds. This is particularly important as climate-resistant "weeds" are being considered for food production in the future. By altering the crops' genomes to express pigments such as anthocyanins or carotenoids, they could be visually distinctive and easily identified by robot weeders, addressing the challenge of distinguishing new crops from their wild counterparts.
