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Both stock markets and ecosystems experience shocks. Some shocks spark dramatic recessions or ecological collapse; others are just small bumps in the road of history. Understanding why some systems are fragile and others resilient to shocks is a major question across research fields, from economics to engineering, ecology to climate science (1). In PNAS, Fisher et al. (2) leverage a natural experiment involving crabs, fishing communities, and an extreme climate event to provide insight.

Soybean is one of the greatest crops in the world, with about 348.7 million tons being produced in 2018. Soybean hull is a by-product produced during the processing of soybean to obtain flour and oil. Though not being actually exploited, it is a source of polyphenols with antioxidant activity. Here, the extraction of polyphenols from soybean hull was performed by means of an alkaline hydrolysis treatment, which was optimized by the response surface methodology. At the optimal region, a total phenolic content of 0.72 g gallic acid equivalents per 100 g of soybean hull was obtained with an antioxidant activity of 2.17 mmoles of Trolox equivalents.

CGIAR, the largest publicly-funded agricultural research partnership in the world, has challenged governments and donors to double funding to end hunger and halt climate change by 2030. Its new 10-year strategy puts the climate crisis at the heart of global research into food security for the first time in its 50-year history, marking a new era for more unified agricultural and environmental science.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms of the European Food Safety Authority (GMO Panel) has published their Scientific Opinion on genetically modified (GM) four‐event stack maize 1507 × MIR162 × MON810 × NK603 and its subcombinations independently of their origin. The scientific opinion is published based on the application EFSA‐GMO‐NL‐2015‐127 under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 from Pioneer.

Soybean cyst nematode (Heterodera glycines, SCN) is the most harmful pathogen of soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) worldwide. In 2016, a new soybean-parasitic cyst nematode, Heterodera sojae (the white soybean cyst nematode) was found parasitizing the roots of soybean plants in Korea. To investigate the distribution and population density of H. sojae, 943 soil samples were collected from soybean fields in all nine provinces in Korea in 2017 to 2018

The application is the first to be accepted under a safety assessment sharing arrangement between FSANZ and Health Canada. FSANZ CEO Mark Booth said, 'The new arrangement involves the joint preparation and sharing of a single food safety assessment which is then used by each agency in making their own separate and independent assessment and decision on whether to allow the canola.

The researchers used citrandarin rootstocks (hybrids of tangerines with Poncirus trifoliata) in the breeding program because it has the genes to reduce the impacts of the disease. Citrandarin rootstocks are tolerant to HLB and it induces the canopy to a reduced size for sustainability and lower production cost. The researchers will also use CRISPR to silence the genes responsible for the plant's hypersensitivity response to infection by the HLB bacteria.

ChIP-seq is widely used for mapping the transcription factor (TF) binding sites throughout the genome in vivo. In this study, we adopted and modified ChIPmentation, a fast, robust, low-input requirement ChIP-seq method, to a transient expression system using soybean protoplasts to expedite the exploration of TF binding sites.

The Notice in the Federal Register states that APHIS is advising the public that the genetically engineered cotton event MON 88702 is no longer considered regulated under their regulations governing the introduction of certain genetically engineered organisms. This determination is based on their evaluation of information that Monsanto submitted in its petition for a determination of nonregulated status, APHIS analyses,

The research team, led by experts at ISCA, Inc., modified the genetic code of camelina plants to contain genes of insects to promote the production of the desired pheromones. The plants produce the precursor compounds of the pheromone in the seed oil. The technology is currently in the initial trial in Brazil, which shows that the plant-derived pheromones are performing similarly to chemically-produced formulations with pheromones

Cereal crop production is severely affected by seed-borne bacterial diseases across the world. Locally occurring disease resistance in various crops remains elusive. Here, we have observed that rice plants of the same cultivar can be differentiated into disease-resistant and susceptible phenotypes under the same pathogen pressure. Following the identification of a seed-endophytic bacterium as the resistance-conferring agent

Innovative approaches in agri-food systems were used by households and countries to help minimize the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food supply chains. More innovative solutions are necessary to "build back better and build back greener", according to QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. He said this during a virtual high-level panel on how to help strengthen the sustainability of food systems and prevent pandemics in the future.