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After a careful evaluation of the genetically modified (GM) carnation SHD-27531-4, the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms (VKM GMO Panel) concluded that the transgenic plant does not represent any environmental risk in Norway. The GM carnation is a transgenic variety of Dianthus caryophyllus L. that is used as a decorative species.
The roles of clock components in salt stress tolerance remain incompletely characterized in rice. Here, we show that, among OsPRR (Oryza sativa Pseudo-Response Regulator) family members, OsPRR73 specifically confers salt tolerance in rice. Notably, the grain size and yield of osprr73 null mutants were significantly decreased in the presence of salt stress, with accumulated higher level of reactive oxygen species and sodium ions.
The Kompetetive Allele Specific PCR (KASP) is a fast and user-friendly genotyping technology that uses fluorescent assay to identify differences in DNA sequences. This technology is among the new research developments that can increase the potential of East Africa to produce new wheat varieties that are more suitable to its environmental conditions and likewise improve wheat production and reduce the region's dependence on imports.
International experts will serve as resource speakers in the workshop. Sessions in the first day of the workshop will be focused on the science and opportunities in poultry, aquaculture, swine, and cattle; as well as the policy considerations for biotech animals and the existing policies in selected countries. The second day sessions will tackle food, feed, and environmental safety assessments.
Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is an important food legume. Fusarium wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. phaseoli is one of the most serious soil-borne diseases of common bean found throughout the world and affects the yield and quality of the crop. Few sources of Fusarium wilt resistance exist in legumes and most are of quantitative inheritance.
The third webinar of the Biotech Outreach Program for the Philippines 2021 hosted by ISAAA was joined by 52 participants, mostly Filipino biotechnology regulators, to learn about the latest global and national developments and regulations in genome editing research. The event was held on August 16, 2021, via Zoom, in partnership with the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), and the United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA FAS) Manila.
In a Scientific Opinion, the Scientific Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms of the European Food Safety Authority (GMO Panel) has released its assessment of genetically modified (GM) cotton GHB811 for food and feed uses, according to the scope of the application EFSA-GMO-ES-2018-154 under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003.
Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is a staple food crop that could play a major role in improving food security in developing nations. The sustainable production of this crop faces many challenges like pests, diseases, abiotic stresses and post-harvest problems. Transgenic technology and gene silencing strategies offered a new hope of solution to the conventional time consuming breeding programmes. However the genetically modified crops are affected by regulatory approvals and safety concerns.
As temperatures rise globally, agriculture is severely affected as crops cannot withstand the heat. Now, a group of researchers from Kendal Hirschi Lab at Baylor College of Medicine and Kansas State University had a patent approved for a gene to make plants more tolerant to higher temperatures.According to Drs. Kendal Hirschi and Ninghui Cheng, the patent has important environmental impacts.
ISAAA, in collaboration with Murdoch University, is calling for participants to register in the virtual workshop on negotiation simulation involving science diplomacy on the regulation of gene-edited crops based on the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.The regulatory landscape of agri-biotechnology is quite complex, hence the need for multi-faceted science communication. Negotiation simulations are an effective way of helping interdisciplinary audiences understand policy nuances.
The foxglove aphid (FA: Aulacorthum solani Kaltenbach) is an important insect pest that causes serious yield losses in soybean. The FA resistance gene Raso2 from wild soybean PI 366121 was previously mapped to a 13 cM interval on soybean chromosome 7. However, fine-mapping of Raso2 was needed to improve the effectiveness of marker-assisted selection (MAS) and to eventually clone it. The objectives of this study were to fine-map Raso2 from PI 366121 using Axiom® 180 K SoyaSNP array, to confirm the resistance and inheritance of Raso2 in a different background, and to identify candidate gene(s).
The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, highlighted the need for innovation and digital technologies for agri-food systems transformation during a visit today to the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region in north-eastern Italy.