Biotech Updates (January 24, 2024)

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Gene Genies: Gene Editing by Filipino Scientists (Applications in Livestock and Aquaculture) ISAAA Inc., in partnership with the Biotechnology Coalition of the Philippines (BCP), will hold the second webinar of the series about gene editing. The second webinar, titled Gene Genies: Gene Editing by Filipino Scientists (Applications in Livestock and Aquaculture), is scheduled on February 26, 2024, at 10:00 AM GMT+8. The pre-registration is now open to all high schools in the Philippines. Each school may submit names of five students and one teacher as participants. READ MORE APHIS Releases Regulatory Status Review of Four Modified Plants The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has released their review of four plants modified using genetic engineering to determine whether they posed an increased plant pest risk as relative to non-modified comparators. READ MORE ISAAA Inc. and BCP Equip High School Students with Information about Gene Editing Gene editing is a new addition to an array of technologies that biological scientists have developed to improve food stocks and contribute to food accessibility and environmental sustainability. Awareness-building activities are vital in promoting an enabling environment for biotechnological innovations. READ MORE Nobel Laureates and Scientists Release Open Letter for MEPs on NGTs Nobel laureate and CRISPR innovator Jennifer Doudna, other Nobel Prize winners, and over a thousand scientists are rallying for the benefits of new genomic techniques (NGs) to the EU and the world. They released an open letter addressed to the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in light of the upcoming parliamentary decisions regarding the regulation of NGTs in Europe. READ MORE PLANT Developing Better Cereal Crops with TALENs EFSA Releases Assessments of Two GM Maize for Food and Feed Uses Knockout of StNRL1 Gene Improves Late Blight Resistance and Early Blight Susceptibility of Potato APHIS Releases Regulatory Status Review of Four Modified Plants ISAAA Inc. and BCP Equip High School Students with Information about Gene Editing Animal Gene Genies: Gene Editing by Filipino Scientists (Applications in Livestock and Aquaculture) Food & Feed Nobel Laureates and Scientists Release Open Letter for MEPs on NGTs HEALTH Bacterial Immune System Enhances Effectiveness of Antibiotics Against Cholera News Archive | Translations A biweekly update on gene editing research, regulations, and impact produced by ISAAA Inc. Read Latest Issue (January 17, 2024) A monthly update on gene drive research and development provided by ISAAA in collaboration with the Outreach Network for Gene Drive Research Read Latest Issue (February 22, 2023) SCIENCE SPEAKS Updates on Global Regulatory Landscape for Gene-Edited Crops (January 24, 2024) Visit Science SpeaKs blog GM APPROVAL UPDATES The Philippines approved the canola event LBFLFK for food, feed, and processing. The Philippines approved the cotton event GFM cry1A for commercial cultivation. Brazil approved the wheat event HB4 for commercial cultivation. The Philippines approved the soybean event GMB 151 for food, feed, and processing. The Philippines approved the eggplant event EE-1 for cultivation The USA approved the canola event MON94100  for food and feed. Visit GM APPROVAL DATABASE Biotech Updates is a weekly newsletter of ISAAA, a not-for-profit organization. It is distributed for free to over 22,000 subscribers worldwide to inform them about the key developments in biosciences, especially in biotechnology. Your support will help us in our mission to feed the world with knowledge. You can help by donating as little as $10. DONATE

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