Crop Biotech Update

ISAAA, in partnership with the Outreach Network for Gene Drive Research and the Biotechnology Information Centers, will be conducting the third session of the Gene Drive Webinar Series. The next session titled Can gene drive eliminate vector-borne diseases? will be held on July 8, 2021, at 2 PM Manila (7 AM London/4 PM Sydney) via Zoom.

UC San Diego Scientists Develop First CRISPR-Cas9-based Gene Drive in Plants

Scientists at the University of California San Diego have developed the first CRISPR-Cas9-based gene drive in plants. The research, led by postdoctoral scholar Tao Zhang and graduate student Michael Mudgett, is published in the journal Nature Communications.

APEC Members Discuss Genome Editing Technology and Policy Strategies

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), ISAAA, United States Department of State, and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) completed the second part of the APEC High-Level Policy Dialogue on Agricultural Biotechnology on June 29-30, 2021. The activity was attended by 14 economy members and focused on genome editing and the readiness of economy members for the technology and its products to enter the market.

Simultaneous Editing of Susceptibility Genes in Rice Leads to Disease Resistance

Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and partners used CRISPR-Cas9 technology to engineer broad-spectrum disease resistance on rice. The results of their study are published in the Journal of Integrative Plant Biology.

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Nigeria approved the wheat event HB4 for food and feed.
Ghana approved the cowpea event AAT709A for food, feed, and cultivation.
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