Crop Biotech Update
February 24, 2021
Global
• 24 World Food Prize Laureates Urge U.S. President to Make Fighting Global Hunger Top Priority
Africa
• GM Maize for Human Consumption Show Higher Yield Gains than Maize for Livestock in South Africa
Americas
• Cuba's Scientific Biotech Official Backs Safety of Transgenic Crops
Asia and the Pacific
• Researchers Identify Key Herbicide Resistance Gene in Ryegrass
• Awareness of GM Rice's Benefits Affects Public Acceptance in Malaysia
• Researchers Develop Cavendish Bananas Resistant to Panama Disease
• Webinar: Global Status of Biotech Crops and the Oceanian Biotech Perspective
Europe
• Researchers Discover Gene Promoting Rust Fungal Infection in Wheat
• German Researchers Use Optogenetics to Activate Plant Cell Activities
Research
• Biotech Tools to Boost Essential Amino Acids in Maize
New Breeding Technologies
• Scientists Used CRISPR-Cas9 to Remove Caterpillar's Ability to Silence a Plant's Defense Alarm
• MitoTALENs Enable More Understanding of Plant Mitochondrial Genomes
Biofuels Supplement
January 31, 2018
News and Trends
• Qantas Completes First US-Australia Biofuel Flight
Energy Crops and Feedstocks for Biofuels Production
• GAUT12 Gene Causes Increased Recalcitrance and Decreased Growth in Populus
• University of Nebraska Explores Sweet Sorghum as Feedstock for Ethanol
Biofuels Processing
• Researchers Develop One-Step Waste-to-Biofuels Conversion
• Enhancing Methane Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass by Steam-Explosion Pretreatment and Bioaugmentation
Research and Development
• Production of Isopropanol–Butanol–Ethanol Mixture by Engineered Clostridium acetobutylicum
• Mexican Researchers Enhance Lipid Production in Yeast
• Stanford Researchers Find New Form of Cellulose
Crop Biotech Update Translations
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October 1, 2020
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December 14, 2016
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January 1, 2021
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February 17, 2021
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November 1, 2018
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What's New
ISAAA in 2018: Accomplishment Report highlights our efforts to bring the benefits of biotechnology to those who need it most and uplift more lives, especially in the developing world.
Bt Brinjal: The Bangladesh Experience
Take a peek into the experience of Bangladesh in developing and commercializing the insect resistant eggplant known as Bt brinjal
Inside the Biotech Lab: How to Genetically Engineer a Plant?
Inside the Biotech Lab: How to Genetically Engineer a Plant which is a visual documentation of how scientists conduct genetic transformation in the laboratory.
Beyond Promises: Facts about Biotech/GM Crops in 2017
A visual presentation of the 10 important highlights about biotech crops from 1996 to 2017, taken from ISAAA Brief 53: Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2017
ISAAA Brief 53-2017
Global Status of Commercialized GM/Biotech Crops: 2017
Pocket K 55: Biotech-improved Animals
This mini publication presents GE animals that have been developed to address various concerns such as disease spread, food production, and environmental pollution. Examples of GE animals discussed were GM mosquito, GE salmon, glowing fish, eco-friendly pig, and bird flu-resistant chicken.
17 Years of Media Reportage of Modern Biotech in PH
ISAAA released a new infographic on the results of the study titled Seventeen Years of Media Reportage of Modern Biotechnology in the Philippines conducted by ISAAA and SEARCA Biotechnology Information Center. The study analyzed the trends in modern biotechnology reporting in major Philippine newspapers including Manila Bulletin, The Philippine Star, and Philippine Daily Inquirer. Articles from Business Mirror released from 2010 to 2016 were also included in the study.
Pocket K 54: Plant Breeding Innovations: CRISPR-Cas9
The CRISPR-Cas9 system is a plant breeding innovation that uses site-directed nucleases to target and modify DNA with great accuracy. CRISPR-Cas9 has received a lot of attention in recent years due to its range of applications, including biological research, breeding and development of agricultural crops and animals, and human health applications
Beyond Promises: Facts about Biotech/GM Crops in 2016
Beyond Promises: Facts about Biotech/GM Crops in 2016 is a visual presentation of the 10 important highlights about biotech crops from 1996 to 2016, taken from ISAAA Brief 52: Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2016.
From Frankenfood to Light of Hope: 17 Years of Agri-biotech Reporting in the Philippines (2000-2016)
The publication is based on a study conducted by ISAAA and SEARCA Biotechnology Information Center published in the April 2017 issue of Philippine Journal of Crop Science.
Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2016
ISAAA Brief 52-2016 is now available!
WATCH: Highlights of the 2016 ISAAA Report
Voices and Views: Messages to the Public
This video summarizes the messages of biotech experts and stakeholders to the public. It addresses concerns on the safety of biotech crops and highlights the importance of public understanding of biotechnology, as well as the benefits that the public can get from biotech crop adoption.
#BiotechisCool Board Game
ISAAA releases its first printable board game on biotechnology! The new material is called #BiotechisCool, which highlights the fun facts on crop biotechnology such as the wonder bacterium and gene gun used for modifying crops and what farmers say about planting biotech crops.
ISAAA in 2016
ISAAA in 2016 summarizes the efforts of ISAAA to bring the benefits of biotechnology to the world, especially in the developing nations.
Biotechnology Information Directory
Search thru over 500 links to research institutes, universities, companies, sources of biotech information and other directories specific to agricultural biotechnology and related fields.
Crop Biotechnology Events
A list of meetings, courses and workshops related to crop biotechnology world-wide.
