Crop Biotech Update

ISAAA AfriCenter will host a live webinar titled Animal Biotechnology: The Next Frontier on Thursday, August 27, 2020, at 12:00 GMT. The webinar will explore how molecular biology tools are being employed in improving animals' suitability for agricultural, industrial, and pharmaceutical applications.

Scientists Discover Mutation Making SARS-CoV-2 Milder

Scientists at Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR) have found that a mutation in SARS-CoV-2 called ∆382 leads to milder clinical outcomes, with implications for COVID-19 treatments and vaccines.

Filipino Regulators Learn from International Experts in Regulating Animal Biotech Products

Filipino technical experts from various government regulatory agencies have come together for the first-ever Virtual Training-Workshop on Biotech Animals for Philippine Regulators, hosted via Zoom by ISAAA SEAsiaCenter in collaboration with the DOST-National Committee on Biosafety of the Philippines (DOST-NCBP), the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Scientists Re-evaluate Rice Green Revolution Gene

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences researchers evaluated the potential benefit of the weak functional version of Semi Dwarf 1 (SD1) gene from japonica rice on yield improvement in the indica rice background. The findings are reported in Molecular Breeding.

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The Philippines approved the eggplant event EE-1 for cultivation
Nigeria approved the wheat event HB4 for food and feed.
The USA approved the corn event MON87429 for food and feed.
Ghana approved the cowpea event AAT709A for food, feed, and cultivation.
The USA approved the wheat event HB4 for food and feed.
Turkey approved the maize event MON87427 for feed.

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