The North Carolina State University (NC State) Christmas Tree Genetics program has spent more than four decades developing elite Fraser fir trees. Fraser firs are native to North Carolina's Appalachian mountains and represent more than 98% of all the Christmas tree species grown and sold in the state.
A study published in the Plant Biotechnology Journal shows that the knockout of ZmPRR37-CR resulted in the early flowering of maize. The study also found that the ZmPRR37 gene can potentially enhance salt stress tolerance in maize.
Awareness-building activities have been the cornerstone of knowledge-sharing and capacity-building initiatives of various organizations in the country. These activities aim to promote an enabling environment for biotechnological innovations. As part of the ongoing efforts to promote biotech, ISAAA Inc. collaborated with the Biotechnology Coalition of the Philippines (BCP) to organize a webinar series about gene editing and gene drive. The first webinar, titled Gene Genies: Gene Editing by Filipino Scientists, is scheduled on January 22, 2024, at 10:00 AM GMT+8, while the second webinar on gene drive is planned for February 2024. The pre-registration is now open to all public high schools in the Philippines. Each school may submit names of five students and one teacher as participants.
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