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Researchers Apply CRISPR-Cas9 on Carrot Cells |
 CRISPR-Cas9 is widely adopted in model organisms, but has not been used in carrot, an important health-promoting crop grown worldwide. Magdalena Klimek-Chodacka of the University of Agriculture in Krakow in Poland, and colleagues, reported the use of CRISPR-Cas9 for targeted mutagenesis of carrot.
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| A monthly update on gene drive research and development provided by ISAAA in collaboration with the Outreach Network for Gene Drive Research |
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In his Opinion on Case C-528/16, Advocate General of the European Court of Justice Michal Bobek said that organisms obtained by mutagenesis are, in principle, exempted from the obligations in the Genetically Modified Organisms Directive of the European Parliament (GMO Directive). The GMO Directive regulates the deliberate release into the environment of 
Kenyans are on the brink of starvation following a heavy infestation by the fall armyworm on their maize farms. First reported in the country in March last year, the pest has ravaged over 250,000 hectares of 
Professor Robert Henry from the Queensland Alliance of Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI) have mapped the 
