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Business/Finance See other Business/Finance Articles Title: Stock Gumshoe says Calyxt (CLXT) is the co. being touted in an investment letter for major improvements in agriculture. A tiny biotech controls agricultural technology that could end food shortages forever
And, in the process, render Monsanto GMOs obsolete. This development stands to make early investors 181 times their money in just a few years. Its why Citigroup, Wells Fargo, and other financial powerhouses have teamed up to launch the little company thats responsible for all of it. And you can get in on the action, too. But times running out
Picture editing a document on your computer
You see a phrase that you dont like, so you highlight and delete it. Well, this analogy is the easiest way to explain how the technology of the little biotech Ive been telling you about works. Its called gene editing. You simply snip parts of a plants DNA that are responsible for an unwanted trait and presto the trait no longer exists. Want drought-resistant corn? Snip! So far, the little $10 company has used this gene-editing technology to develop food products that are near commercialization, including
Potatoes that you can store in the refrigerator, making them last far longer after you buy them. Wheat that could produce flour with up to three times more dietary fiber than the standard, thereby improving digestion, lowering cholesterol, stabilizing glucose levels, and helping to keep weight down. Reduced trans fat in soybean oil and lower saturated fat in canola oil, which studies show can lower the risk of heart disease. Wheat, corn, and rice that are immune to the devastating powdery mildew disease, resulting in farmers being able to forgo poisonous herbicides. And Stutman notes that plants treated with this technology are not considered GMOs by the FDA, which might help with public acceptance, and he says that means the approval process is much faster than it is with stuff like Monsantos GMO seeds. Thinkolator says this ad is using some old data, which probably means that Stutman made the recommendation to his subscribers back in July or August and theyve repackaged it into an ad, but that the stock being hinted at is Calyxt (CLXT). And yes, Calyxt is a gene editing firm thats focused on agriculture the technology theyre building the company on is a proprietary editing technology called TALEN, which sounds similar to CRISPR/Cas9 but is not exactly the same. Beyond the regulatory risk, of which I know nothing specific, theres also the plain old investor risk the lockup on that IPO expires on January 16, so thats the date on which insiders could start selling if they want to. That often depresses the share price of IPOs roughly six months after they go public, so its possible that if youre excited about this stock, there could be an opportunity buy when the insiders are selling in a month or so
though that, of course, is no guarantee, and that assumes they dont release any exciting news that causes the stock to soar before that date. Poster Comment: So many proposals from investor fantasy land show great promise until some glitch is encountered. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread
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