http://www.isaaa.org/kc/A weekly summary of world developments in agri-biotech for developing countries, produced by the Global Knowledge Center on Crop Biotechnology, International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications SEAsiaCenter (ISAAA).en-usWed, 19 Mar 2025 17:00:00 +0800http://www.isaaa.org/kc/cropbiotechupdate/article/default.asp?ID=21259A research team led by Associate Professor Takashi Ishida from Kumamoto University in Japan reveals a new genome editing breakthrough that enables partial inhibition of gene function using CRISPR-Cas9 technology. The findings of their study are published in the Journal of Plant Research.Researchers often face challenges studying essential genes, as...Wed, 19 Mar 2025 17:00:00 +0800New Breeding Technologieshttp://www.isaaa.org/kc/cropbiotechupdate/article/default.asp?ID=21254On March 14, 2025, the Committee of the Permanent Representatives of the Governments of the Member States to the European Union (Coreper) endorsed the Council's negotiating mandate on the regulation of plants obtained by new genomic techniques (NGTs). The EU Proposal, launched in July 2023, aims to boost innovation and sustainability within the EU ...Wed, 19 Mar 2025 17:00:00 +0800New Breeding Technologies