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, 13 May 2026 17:00:00 +0800http://www.isaaa.org/kc/cropbiotechupdate/article/default.asp?ID=21808Researchers at Kyung Hee University have identified two enzymes, OsA3GT1 and OsA3GT2, that serve as the "finishing tools" required to stabilize anthocyanin pigments in black rice. Their findings, published in the journal Rice, solve a long-standing mystery in plant biology.While the biosynthetic pathway of anthocyanin development in grains is well-...Wed, 13 May 2026 17:00:00 +0800New Breeding Technologieshttp://www.isaaa.org/kc/cropbiotechupdate/article/default.asp?ID=21821Researchers from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have developed the world's first DNA-guided CRISPR-Cas system capable of targeting and cutting RNA. The study introduces a new diagnostic platform called SLEUTH (Specific Locus Evaluation Utilizing Targeted Hydrolysis), which uses synthetic DNA guides instead of the traditi...Wed, 13 May 2026 17:00:00 +0800New Breeding Technologies