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Special Screening of Documentary on GMOs held for Legislators in the Philippines |
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More than 60 people composed largely of legislators, legislative staff, and students "feasted on facts" as the film's tagline puts it, during the special screening of the documentary, Food Evolution, held on May 23 at the Philippine House of Representatives. The film was shown as part of the Biotechnology Exhibit themed Bioteknolohiya: Pambansang Hamon, Pambansang Solusyon (Biotechnology: Our Nation's Challenge, Our Nation's Solution) organized by the Department of Agriculture's Biotechnology Program Office from May 21-24, 2018.
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CRISPR Editing Tested on Carotenoid Synthesis Genes in Tomato |
 Carotenoids are plant secondary metabolites that are important in the diet of higher animals due to their functions in important physiological processes. The team of Caterina D'Ambrosio from Agenzia Lucana per lo Sviluppo e l'Innovazione in Agricoltura in Italy tested the efficacy of CRISPR-Cas9 in tomato by targeting two key genes of carotenoid biosynthesis, Psy1 and CrtR-b2.
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GM APPROVAL UPDATES |
- 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.
- Australia approved canola events MS11 × RF3 and MS11 × RF3 × MON 88302.
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Events |
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Workshop on Marker Assisted Breeding in Oilseed Mustard
August 20
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25, 2018
New Delhi
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India
What: Workshop on Marker Assisted Breeding in Oilseed Mustard When: August 20-25, 2018 Where: Centre for Genetic Manipulation of Crop Plants, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, India For more details, read the annoucement at Help Biotech.
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Conversations on Climate Change
June 12, 2018
West Virginia
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USA
What: Spilman Thomas & Battle''''s Environmental Forum: Conversations on Climate Change When: June 12, 2018 Where: Geary Auditorium, University of Charleston, Charleston, West Virginia, USA Four world-renowned climate change scientists and policy experts will speak during this event: Dr. Michael Mann, Dr. David W. Titley, Dr. Patrick Moore, and Dr. Judith Curry. Topics to be discussed include the causes and effects of climate change, prognosis for the future, and what can and should be done to prepare for those changes. For more details, visit the forum website.
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On May 24, 2018, the United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) released a statement on GR2E Golden Rice, a rice 
A new research published in eLife presents 
