Click on the stories below to read about our research in local and international news outlets.
06 July, 2022
Meet the Postdocs: Dr. Elodie ReyInterview with CDA Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Elodie Rey: "We want agriculture to have a lesser impact on the environment, but at the same time, we want to produce enough good quality food."
29 June, 2022
Turning up the heat to unlock Cas13's potentialA newly identified heat-stable Cas13 enzyme could lead to improved diagnostics and new biotechnological applications.
21 June, 2022
The long and the short of plant breedingLong generation times of crop plants means improvement is often slow, but recent advances are helping researchers reduce the time needed to introduce improved traits.
20 June, 2022
Top agtech companies solving food security challenges in the MENA regionTop agtech companies are using cutting-edge solutions, such as drones, the Internet of Things (IoT), and nanotechnology, to address long-standing issues in the MENA region.
12 June, 2022
AI system facilitates plant imaging from the startAI-powered imaging system MutipleXLab provides rapid automated phenotyping of seed germination and root growth that will help select plants that grow well.
01 June, 2022
CDA stars in National Geographic documentaryChasing Answers is a four-part series that explores the emergence of KAUST as a global hub for groundbreaking scientific research and development.
25 May, 2022
Faculty in Focus: Prof. Monika ChodasiewiczInterview with CDA faculty member, Professor Monika Chodasiewicz: "We need more food, but we also need more reasonable ways to produce food."
09 May, 2022
Genetic options ensure rust resistance is toastResearchers have identified stem rust resistance in the wild cereal plant Aegilops sharonensis and successfully transferred the resistance gene into bread wheat.
13 April, 2022
Out of the lab: Red Sea Farms combats climate change in Saudi ArabiaRed Sea Farms is breaking the food-water-energy nexus to create an AgTech solution to climate change and resource scarcity with the help of KAUST.
28 March, 2022
Meet Striga SolutionsProtecting the food security and livelihoods of millions by combating the spread of Striga.