Australian Senators Express Support for GM Crops |
 Australian federal senators expressed their support for the motion stating that GM is an environmentally friendly farming technology supported by scientific rigor. The motion was passed on August 10, 2015, during the Crawford Fund's annual conference, which was focused on sustainable intensification and improved food security. During the conference, agricultural biotechnology was highlighted as one of the tools that can be used to achieve food security.
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Research Shows Teamwork Between Two Hormones Key to Plant Growth |
 A research group at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), supported by scientists from the Helmholtz Zentrum Munich and the TU Braunschweig has discovered that two growth-promoting phytohormones, the gibberellins and the brassinosteroids, act together to promote plant growth.
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OGTR Releases Licence to UQ for GM Sugarcane Field Trial |
 The Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR) of Australia issued a licence to the University of Queensland (UQ) to conduct field trial of GM sugarcane with enhanced sugar content. OGTR allowed the trial to take place from August 2015 to May 2020 in Burdekin, Queensland. The maximum area for the trial is 5ha for field testing with additional 200m2 for nursery facility and 1,000m2 for storage and disposal of plant material.
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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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USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) released the Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) Reports on Agricultural Biotechnology for several countries. Here are the some highlights of the reports:
