When agriculture meets cutting-edge biotechnology

Time: 2025-09-17　Posted: Dongguan Lam Biology Technology Co.,Ltd

Cotton is not only an important raw material for textiles, but also used to produce expensive astaxanthin. Not long ago, the Cotton Research Institute and Biotechnology Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, together with the Western Agricultural Research Center, used plant synthetic biology and other technologies to open up the pathway for astaxanthin synthesis and create engineered cotton for astaxanthin production.
As a high-quality natural antioxidant, astaxanthin can eliminate oxygen free radicals in the body, enhance cell regeneration ability, maintain body balance, and reduce the accumulation of aging cells. It is widely used in the fields of food, feed, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. This achievement will further tap into the potential of cotton resources and promote the transformation of cotton from "single output" to "multi-functional high-value".
Not only cotton, but also some well-known agricultural products are showing increasingly broad application prospects.