Gene Editing Supplement

ISAAA Inc. in partnership with Vietnam's Institute of Agricultural Genetics (AGI) and the United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service Hanoi (USDA-FAS Hanoi) conducted the webinar Scientific Updates, Commercialization, and Regulatory Approaches of Gene-Edited Products on July 19, 2022, via Zoom. The event helped participants understand the latest information on the science of genome editing, the products that are already commercialized and those currently in the pipeline, as well as discuss the prevailing regulatory approaches and the challenges in developing policy guidelines on gene editing.

Biotech Company Uses CRISPR to Edit Cholesterol Gene

A patient in New Zealand is the first to undergo DNA editing to lower their blood cholesterol as part of a clinical trial by the U.S. biotechnology company Verve Therapeutics. A version of the gene editing tool CRISPR was injected to modify a single letter of DNA in the patient's liver cells.

SCNT-CRISPR-Cas9 Combo Successfully Produces Genome-edited Dogs

Scientists from Korea were able to produce CRISPR-Cas9-mediated genome-edited dogs using somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) technology with the aim of recovering pathogenic mutations in purebred dogs or to generate inbred animal models to study diseases.

Study Gauges Public Acceptance of Gene-edited Foods

The backlash over genetically modified organisms (GMOs) gave speculations on public acceptance of gene-edited foods despite their difference. A study conducted at Iowa State University (ISU) is the first to gauge public acceptance of gene-edited foods using a nationally representative sample of 2,000 U.S. residents.

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