http://www.isaaa.org/kc/A weekly summary of world developments in agri-biotech for developing countries, produced by the Global Knowledge Center on Crop Biotechnology, International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications SEAsiaCenter (ISAAA).en-usWed, 24 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0800http://www.isaaa.org/kc/cropbiotechupdate/article/default.asp?ID=21871Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have developed a highly efficient plant genome engineering system by borrowing a genetic element from the zebra finch. Led by Gözde Demirer, an assistant professor of chemical engineering, the team successfully adapted an animal-native R2 retrotransposon, a mobile genetic element capab...Wed, 24 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0800New Breeding Technologieshttp://www.isaaa.org/kc/cropbiotechupdate/article/default.asp?ID=21879"Meat from gene-edited pigs is the same as meat from non-edited pigs," said Dr. Elena Rice, Genus PLC's Chief Scientific Officer and Head of R&D, at the Genus PLC Seminar on Gene-Edited Pigs held at the University of the Philippines Los Bańos (UPLB) Institute of Animal Science (IAS) on June 18, 2026. The seminar is in collaboration with Genus P...Wed, 24 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0800New Breeding Technologieshttp://www.isaaa.org/kc/cropbiotechupdate/article/default.asp?ID=21870A coalition of 30 European agri-food value chain organizations welcomed the formal adoption of the European Union regulation on plants obtained through New Genomic Techniques (NGTs). The decision marks a major milestone for the continent's agricultural and food systems, concluding over eight years of intensive negotiations and complex scientific an...Wed, 24 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0800New Breeding Technologieshttp://www.isaaa.org/kc/cropbiotechupdate/article/default.asp?ID=21874Researchers led by Professor Akitsu Hotta from the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CIRA), Kyoto University, have developed a comprehensive framework to evaluate the safety of CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing therapies. The approach combines computer-based predictions, laboratory validation, and whole-genome analysis to identify both intende...Wed, 24 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0800New Breeding Technologies