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Policy paralysis in GMO crops

Author - A Amarender Reddy, joint director, School of Crop Health Policy Support Research (SCHPSR), ICAR-National Institute of Biotic Stress Management (NIBSM).

Hindustan , India-general- , India , Bangladesh , Australia , Dhara , Himachal-pradesh , A-amarender-reddy , Reuters , Institute-of-biotic-stress-management , Indian-council-of-agricultural-research , School-of-crop-health-policy-support-research

Purple Limes and More Corn Acreage Next Year - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST

A new transgenic lime developed by USDA scientists could make your next margarita purple, and U.S. farmers to grow 5% more corn next year according to a new survey.

Mexico , Mexican , Mary-thomas-hart , Bob-larson , Jim-thomson , Senate-for-the-livestock-regulatory-protection , Ag-information-network , National-cattlemen-beef-association , Purple-limes , More-corn-acreage-next , Im-bob-larson , Farm-futures

Can genetic engineering make meat sustainable? | Climate | DW

Climate-friendly sheep and salmon that eat less yet grow faster. Researchers are using genetic engineering to design animals for the livestock farming of the future.

Germany , New-york , United-states , New-zealand , Netherlands , Santarem , Parár , Brazil , China , Canada , Michigan , Quorn

Why new genetic techniques need to be stringently regulated – study

Why new genetic techniques need to be stringently regulated – study
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Why new genetic techniques need to be stringently regulated – study
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1. Why new genetic techniques need to be stringently regulated – comment on new study
2. Differentiated impacts of human interventions on nature: Scaling the conversation on regulation of gene technologies – new study abstract
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Third World Network Biosafety Information Service, 4 Apr 2021
Worldwide, governments are under pressure from the biotechnology and agrichemical industries to deregulate products developed using the so-called “new” genetic engineering techniques such as genome editing and gene silencing. A new paper describes how many of the new techniques are not new to science, but because of technical developments can now be applied to more species in less time and for more kinds of traits.

Norway , Australia , New-zealand , Canada , Deborahj-paull , Sophie-walker , Jacka-heinemann , Defense-technology-agency , University-of-canterbury , Third-world-network-biosafety-information-service , World-network-biosafety-information-service , Gene-editing

"Small" changes made with gene editing cause severe deformities in plants

"Small" changes made with gene editing cause severe deformities in plants
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"Small" changes made with gene editing cause severe deformities in plants
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New study points to unintended effects of gene editing in plants and potential negative effects on ecosystems
Gene editing causes drastic unwanted effects in gene-edited plants including severe deformities, a new scientific publication in the journal Environmental Sciences Europe shows. This is the case even when the changes are intended by the gene editor to be small tweaks to existing genes rather than, for example, the introduction of new genetic material.
More broadly, the study provides an overview of the negative effects on ecosystems that can result from the release of gene-edited plants. These unintended effects result from the intended changes induced by genome editing, which can affect various metabolic processes in the plants.

United-states , United-kingdom , France , Rothamsted , Hertfordshire , Jean-denis-faure , Johnathan-napier , Katharina-kawall , Napier-faure , Environmental-sciences-europe , Rothamsted-research , Hammer-smashing

The next neocolonial gold rush?

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Planning documents for the 2021 United Nations Food Systems Summit shed new light on the agenda behind the controversial food summit that hundreds of farmers’ and human rights groups are boycotting. The groups say agribusiness interests and elite foundations are dominating the process to push through an agenda that would enable the exploitation of global food systems, and especially Africa.
The documents, including a background paper prepared for summit dialogues and a draft policy brief for the summit, bring into focus “plans for the massive industrialization of Africa’s food systems,” said Mariam Mayet, executive director of the African Centre for Biodiversity (ACB), who provided the documents to U.S. Right to Know.

Burkina-faso , India , Brazzaville , Congo , Stacy-malkan , Mariam-mayet , Un-economic-commission-for-africa , Syngenta-foundation , Forum-for-agricultural-research-in-africa , Agriculture-organization , Sub-regional-research-organizations , African-centre-for-biodiversity

Research reveals link between proteins causing Alzheimer's disease and age-related sight loss

Research reveals link between proteins causing Alzheimer's disease and age-related sight loss
Newly published research has revealed a close link between proteins associated with Alzheimer's disease and age-related sight loss. The findings could open the way to new treatments for patients with deteriorating vision and through this study, the scientists believe they could reduce the need for using animals in future research into blinding conditions.
Amyloid beta (AB) proteins are the primary driver of Alzheimer's disease but also begin to collect in the retina as people get older. Donor eyes from patients who suffered from age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the most common cause of blindness amongst adults in the UK, have been shown to contain high levels of AB in their retinas.

United-states , United-kingdom , Katie-bates , Emily-henderson , National-centre-for-the-replacement-refinement-reduction , University-of-southampton , Lecturer-in-vision-sciences , United-kingdom-home-office , European-union , University-of-southampton-research-ethics-committee , Ethical-research-committee , Vision-research

Researchers develop ultrapotent miniproteins that target SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain

Researchers have investigated the effectiveness of a bioengineered miniprotein in protecting against SARS-CoV-2 infection in vivo. The researchers evaluated the miniprotein, LCB1, against SARS-CoV-2-mediated lung disease in human ACE2-expressing transgenic mice.

South-africa , United-states , United-kingdom , Brazil , Ramya-dwivedi , University-of-washington , Image-credit , Coronavirus-disease-covid-19 , Prophylaxis , Receptor , Sars , Sars-cov-2

Researchers measure baseline activity of single neurons

Researchers measure baseline activity of single neurons
Our brains are complicated webs of billions of neurons, constantly transmitting information across synapses, and this communication underlies our every thought and movement.
But what happens to the circuit when a neuron dies? Can other neurons around it pick up the slack to maintain the same level of function?
Indeed they can, but not all neurons have this capacity, according to new research from the University of Chicago. By studying several neuron pairs that innervate distinct muscles in a fruit fly model, researchers found that some neurons compensate for the loss of a neighboring partner.

Robert-carrillo , Yupu-wang , Emily-henderson , Committee-on-development , University-of-chicago , Molecular-genetics , Cell-biology , Graduate-studies , Stem-cell , Neurons , Brain , Cell

Monsanto owner Bayer and US officials pressured Mexico to drop glyphosate ban

Monsanto owner Bayer and US officials pressured Mexico to drop glyphosate ban
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Internal government emails show actions similar to those by Bayer and lobbyists to kill a proposed ban in Thailand in 2019
EXCERPT: “We’re seeing more and more how the pesticide industry uses the US government to aggressively push its agenda on the international stage and quash any attempt by people in other countries to take control of their food supply,” said Nathan Donley, a biologist with the CBD conservation group.
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* Internal government emails show actions similar to those by Bayer and lobbyists to kill a proposed ban in Thailand in 2019

China , Mexico , United-states , Thailand , Mexican , American , Chris-novak , Stephanie-murphy , Bayer-murphy , Nathan-donley , Andres-manuel-lopez-obrador , Robert-lighthizer