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DURHAM, NC. — Chocolate, candy and snacks giant Mars Inc. has partnered with biotechnology firm Pairwise to develop more climate-resilient cocoa crops.

The candy giant is using Pairwise’s plant-breeding technology to improve cocoa production as climate challenges and disease ...

Mars partners with biotech firm Pairwise to develop climate-resilient cacao using CRISPR technology, aiming to safeguard the ...

McLean, Virginia-based Mars Inc. is investing in gene-editing technology to make cacao plants less vulnerable to disease and ...

Mars, maker of M&M's and Skittles, is turning to CRISPR gene editing to develop more resilient cacao plants, with the aim of ...

Plus: Apple boosts US footprint with extra US$100b pledge; Airtree secures $650m fund with global institutional support; ASIC nears decision to end ASX monopoly.

The goal is to create cacao plants that can better withstand disease, heat and other climate-related stresses that can put ...

The company has reportedly entered a licensing agreement with Pairwise, an agricultural gene editing firm to speed up the ...

Mars, Incorporated has licensed Pairwise's Fulcrum® gene editing tools for cacao research and development. This licensing ...

The maker of Dove chocolate and M&M's is entering into a licensing agreement with Pairwise, an agricultural gene editing firm ...

In a move to bolster its cocoa supply chain amid growing challenges, Mars has partnered with gene-editing firm Pairwise to ...