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The Genetic Literacy Project has developed two interactive tools that track and index gene editing and gene editing regulations worldwide, helping to illuminate how regulations can encourage or hinder innovation.

Study Reveals Experts' and Public's Attitude Towards Gene-edited Crops

A team of Japanese researchers, led by Dr. Naoko Kato-Nitta, research scientist at Tokyo's Joint Support-Center for Data Science Research and The Institute of Statistical Mathematics, surveyed perceptions of Japanese experts and the public of the benefits, risks, and value of using gene editing for developing crops compared to other emerging or conventional breeding techniques in Japan, where the production of genetically modified (GM) crops is strictly regulated and not readily accepted.

US Ag Secretary Perdue Urges EU to Make Science-based Decisions

United States Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue urges European policymakers to make science-based decisions if they want to help their farmers tackle concerns over sustainability. Perdue said that decisions on food should be based on science.

Precise Genome Engineering in Rice Using Cas9-VirD2 System for HDR

Precise genome editing by systems like CRISPR-Cas9 needs high-efficiency homology-directed repair (HDR). Various techniques have been developed to improve HDR but with limited success. Thus, scientists from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia fused Cas9 endonuclease and the Agrobacterium VirD2 relaxase (Cas9-VirD2) to facilitate HDR. The results of their study are published in Nature.

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Brazil approved the wheat event HB4 for commercial cultivation.
The Philippines approved the eggplant event EE-1 for cultivation
The USA approved the canola event MON94100 for food and feed.
Nigeria approved the wheat event HB4 for food and feed.
The USA approved the corn event MON87429 for food and feed.
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