Editing BASF (section)

===Biotechnology===
BASF was cooperating with [[Monsanto Company]] in research, development and marketing of biotechnology.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.corporate.basf.com/de/investor/veranstaltungen/termine/070321_interview.htm?id=V00-Eq3z_CNjlbcp.*0 |title=BASF-Gruppe: Interview Dr. Jürgen Hambrecht zur Zusammenarbeit mit Monsanto |author=BASF SE |access-date=3 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121124043448/http://www.corporate.basf.com/de/investor/veranstaltungen/termine/070321_interview.htm?id=V00-Eq3z_CNjlbcp.*0 |archive-date=24 November 2012}}</ref> In correlation to this work, BASF has licensed many gene editing tools including [[CRISPR]] [[Cas9]] and CRISPR [[Cas12a|Cas12a (Cpf1)]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.basf.com/us/en/media/news-releases/2017/03/P-US-17-026.html |title=BASF licenses CRISPR-Cas9 genome-editing technology from the Broad Institute |access-date=29 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729235711/https://www.basf.com/us/en/media/news-releases/2017/03/P-US-17-026.html |archive-date=29 July 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.basf.com/global/en/media/news-releases/2018/10/p-IR-181024.html |title=BASF licenses CRISPR-Cpf1 genome editing technology from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard |access-date=29 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729235712/https://www.basf.com/global/en/media/news-releases/2018/10/p-IR-181024.html |archive-date=29 July 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[BASF Plant Science]] subsidiary produces the [[Amflora]] and Starch Potato [[genetically engineered potato|genetically modified potato]] with reduced [[amylose]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.isaaa.org/gmapprovaldatabase/event/default.asp?EventID=209 |title=EH92-527-1 – GM Approval Database |website=ISAAA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425214032/http://www.isaaa.org/gmapprovaldatabase/event/default.asp?EventID=209 |archive-date=25 April 2015 |access-date=25 June 2017}}</ref><ref name="AM04-1020">{{cite web |url=http://www.isaaa.org/gmapprovaldatabase/event/default.asp?EventID=392 |title=AM04-1020 – GM Approval Database |website=ISAAA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425220011/http://www.isaaa.org/gmapprovaldatabase/event/default.asp?EventID=392 |archive-date=25 April 2015 |access-date=25 June 2017}}</ref> In 2010 BASF conducted Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs approved trials of genetically modified potatoes in the United Kingdom.<ref>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/01122006/325/ahead-given-gmo-potato-trials.html {{Dead link|date=June 2017|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> Starch Potato was authorised for use in the USA<ref name="AM04-1020"/> in 2014.

Other GM crops are Phytaseed Canola varieties with [[phytase]], [[sulfonylurea herbicide]] tolerant [[soybean]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.isaaa.org/gmapprovaldatabase/developedby/default.asp?DeveloperID=3&DevelopedBy=BASF |title=GM Crop Events developed by BASF – GM Approval Database |website=ISAAA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130316063352/http://www.isaaa.org/gmapprovaldatabase/developedby/default.asp?DeveloperID=3&Developedby=BASF |archive-date=16 March 2013 |access-date=25 June 2017}}</ref> and drought tolerant corn (with cold shock protein B) developed with Monsanto.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.isaaa.org/gmapprovaldatabase/event/default.asp?EventID=98 |title=MON87460 - GM Approval Database- ISAAA.org |access-date=29 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821221052/http://www.isaaa.org/gmapprovaldatabase/event/default.asp?EventID=98 |archive-date=21 August 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>