NAS Releases Report on Preparing for Future Biotech Products |
 The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NAS) Committee on Future Biotechnology Products and Opportunities to Enhance the Capabilities of the Biotechnology Regulatory System has released the prepublication version of a new report, Preparing for Future Products of Biotechnology on March 9, 2017.
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VIB-UGent Researchers Discover Gene that Increases Seed Yield in Maize |
 Researchers from VIB-UGent have discovered a gene that significantly increases plant growth and seed yield in maize. The results from laboratory research were confirmed during a two-year field trials conducted in Belgium and the U.S. showing that this gene can increase seed yield in maize hybrids by 10 to 15%. The results of the greenhouse and field trials are published in the scientific journal Nature Communications.
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European Chemicals Agency Says Glyphosate Not Carcinogenic |
 The Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has concluded that the available scientific evidence did not meet the criteria for the Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulation to classify glyphosate as a carcinogen, as a mutagen or as toxic for reproduction. The RAC assessed glyphosate's hazardousness against the criteria in the Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulation, and considered extensive scientific data in coming to their opinion.
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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 |
- Turkey approved the maize event MON87427 for feed.
- Australia and New Zealand approved the wheat event HB4 for food.
- The USA approved the canola event NS-B5ØØ27-4 for food and feed.
- Canada approved canola event LBFLFK for food.
- The USA approved canola event LBFLFK for food and feed.
- The USA approved soybean event GMB151 for cultivation.
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Events |
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Being Human 2.0: SynBio LIVE
March 30, 2017
Online
The Cornell Alliance for Science will hold the event Being Human 2.0: SynBio LIVE, a virtual workshop on synthetic biology and emerging technologies to be held on Thursday, March 30, 2017, from 2:00 to 5:30 PM EDT. The workshop will have four sessions on topics ranging from artificial genomes to GMOs, and all the sessions will be streaming live on social media. "Attendees" can watch and comment in real-time from anywhere in the world. Being Human 2.0: SynBio LIVE will be bilingual with some sessions conducted in English and others in Spanish, and all sessions will be live-tweeted in both languages. The event can be followed on Twitter and Facebook using #synbiolive with or without social media accounts, and all updates can be found at www.twitter.com/isgpforum and www.facebook.com/isgpforum. For the most up-to-date information about SynBio LIVE, including agenda announcements, we encourage interested individuals to check out the official Facebook event page.
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Polyploidy has always been an evolutionary mechanism that enabled plant adaptation. However, analysis of 
