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Global Status of Biotech Crops in 2014 Presented in Indonesia |
 Dr. Clive James, Founder and Emeritus Chair of the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) shared the recent global developments in biotechnology during a seminar on "Global Status of Biotech/GM Crops in 2014" held in Jakarta on February 11, 2015 which was organized by the Indonesian Biotechnology Information Center (IndoBIC), ISAAA, Ministry of Agriculture, and National Outstanding Farmers Association (NOFA).
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Conflict of Interests and Evidence Base for GM Crops Safety Research |
 Published research have consistently proven the safety of GM crops, however, critics still doubt GMOs, citing other studies with possibly compromised results due to bias caused by conflicts of interest (COIs). Dr. Miguel Angel Sanchez, Executive Director of ChileBio, studied published peer-reviewed articles on GM safety to learn the extent of literature related to safety. He also analyzed the papers for COIs. Financial COIs are those where the research is funded by a company linked with GM crop development while professional COIs occur if an author is connected with a company developing GM crops.
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A biweekly update on gene editing research, regulations, and impact
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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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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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| Biotech Updates is a weekly newsletter of ISAAA, a not-for-profit organization. It is distributed for free to over 22,000 subscribers worldwide to inform them about the key developments in biosciences, especially in biotechnology. Your support will help us in our mission to feed the world with knowledge. You can help by donating as little as $10. |
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The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Healthy Inspection Service (APHIS) has announced its approval for the first two 
