Over a Quarter of a Billion Faced Severe Hunger in 2022 - Report |
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About 259 million people in 58 countries and territories experienced acute food insecurity in 2022, up from 193 million individuals from 53 countries in 2021. These figures are according to the Global Report on Food Crises released by the Food Security Information Network.
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Bacterium Transfers Own Genes into Plants to Give Them Superpowers |
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Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have discovered plants that contain root oncogenic loci (rol) genes that originate from Rhizobium rhizogenes bacteria introduced to a wide variety of plants millions of years ago through a natural process. The bacterium R. rhizogenes has the special ability to transfer its genes to host plants and transform them in the process.
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Genomic Surveillance Identifies Emerging Wheat Disease Fungus |
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Genomic surveillance could help manage emerging crop diseases and identify traits for developing disease-resistant crops, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University College London (UCL) and an international team from four continents. The results of this study have been published in the open-access journal PLOS Biology.
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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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