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Nigeria Releases National Guidelines on Gene Editing
Nigeria's National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has announced the national guidelines on gene editing and distributed printed copies of the guidelines to the public in Abuja on February 10, 2022. The Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of NBMA, Dr. Rufus Ebegba, stressed NBMA's dedication in ensuring that all gene-edited products in Nigeria are properly regulated.

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Japan's Food Safety and Security Expert Says GM and Genome-Edited Crops Safer than Conventional Varieties
A food safety and security expert in Japan has recently written about genome editing and genetically modified (GM) crops in an effort to explain risk communication. Takeshi Yamazaki, chairman of the NPO Society for the Science of Food Safety and Security (SFSS) said that GM and genome-edited crops are safer than wild or conventional varieties.

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Experts Highlight the Importance of GM Technology in Sub-Saharan Africa
According to Russian experts, the adoption of genetic modification (GM) technology in the Sub-Saharan African (SSA) Region can help overcome most of the challenges related to agricultural productivity and food security. But this will be better achieved through a paradigm shift rather than cumulative change.

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Scientists Develop Genome-Edited Powdery Mildew Resistant Wheat Without Growth Penalties
Scientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have used multiplexed CRISPR genome editing to achieve robust disease resistance in wheat without any growth defects. The results of this study are published in Nature.

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GM APPROVAL UPDATES
  • The Philippines approved the canola event LBFLFK for food, feed, and processing.
  • The Philippines approved the cotton event GFM cry1A for commercial cultivation.
  • Brazil approved the wheat event HB4 for commercial cultivation.
  • The Philippines approved the soybean event GMB 151 for food, feed, and processing.
  • The Philippines approved the eggplant event EE-1 for cultivation
  • The USA approved the canola event MON94100  for food and feed.

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