Biotech Updates

The potential uses and impacts of gene drive technologies have garnered increasing interest at the international and national levels across the world. As part of the effort to contribute to an informed debate around gene drive technologies, the Outreach Network for Gene Drive Research and the ISAAA are organizing a new Gene Drive Webinar Series. The first webinar titled Genetic Tools For Conservation and Health: What's The Role of Gene Drives? is scheduled on November 16, 2023, 2 PM GMT+8. The registration is now open to all interested participants.

Researchers Take a Step Closer to Releasing the First Genetically Edited Potato in Latin America

According to the Agricultural Plant Biotechnology Association - Agro-Bio, Latin America is close to releasing the first gene-edited potato in the region. According to Dr. Gabriela Massa, a researcher at the Agrobiotechnology Laboratory of the Balcarce Agricultural Experimental Station (INTA) and the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research - CONICET, the gene-edited potato “will be registered as a new variety, and from then on, it will be available to whoever wants to license it.”

Royal Society: Evidence-led GM Crop Regulation Could Help Tackle Global Food Security and Climate Change Risks

A new policy briefing from the Royal Society says that the United Kingdom needs an evidence-led and proportionate regulatory approach for genetically modified (GM) crops to realize the technology's benefits for agriculture, the environment, and human health.

Pinoy Biotek Seminar: Stock Enhancement of Blue Swimming Crab

ISAAA Inc., in partnership with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Region VII (BFAR7) will hold the hybrid event Pinoy Biotek Seminar: Stock Enhancement of Blue Swimming Crab on November 24, 2023, at 9:00 AM (GMT+8). The registration is now open. The seminar will discuss: