UNITED KINGDOM: Gene editing bill will assure food security while reducing environmental effects of agriculture; there are no verified safety concerns around current GM crops natureworldnews.com/articles/53186…

More than 280 organizations has reviewed multiple independent studies concluded that GMO crops are as safe or safer than conventional or organic foods. geneticliteracyproject.org/gmo-faq/are-mo… via Genetic Literacy Project

Also for plant researcher of high interest ...

Widespread use of GM crops has led to cuts in on-farm fuel use with significant reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, which in 2020 was equal to a saving of 23,631 million kg of CO2, equivalent to taking 15.6 million cars off the road for a year! tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

"This has been the first real test of the technology in wheat in the field in Europe, and it’s a very significant finding,” Nigel Halford fwi.co.uk/arable/variety…

Out now in Nature Genetics, our study of DNA from 51,800 adults answering "yes" to question "have you been diagnosed with dyslexia?" compared to >1 million who responded "no", led by team of Michelle Luciano @drmluciano.bsky.social The University of Edinburgh. We found 42 associated genetic loci. nature.com/articles/s4158… 1/n

BASF developed GM potatoes that are resistant to "late blight." According to the company, the disease caused famine in Ireland during the nineteenth century and still accounts for about 20% of global potato harvest losses. Ethiopian Observer geneticliteracyproject.org/2022/10/20/bli…

A farmer from Antique, Philippines harvests 4-5 tonnes of Golden Rice for the first time; urges other rice farmers to plant #GoldenRice. Read details in #CropBiotechUpdate: bit.ly/3syPDXD

Small, counterproductive choices by rich countries add up. A study by Dr. Emma Kovak, Dan Rejto 🇺🇸🌎🍴, @matinqaim found the EU’s restrictions on GMO crops risk committing Europe to an excess 33 Mt CO2/yr of emissions from increased crop land use + energy demand. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Attention plant scientists and enthusiasts! 🌱 Join us on the 24-25th March at #GGAC2023 in Brussels and level up your skills with international #SciCom experts! 🌍 Get ready to grow your engagement for new breeding techniques in the #EU! 🌿Register now: givegenesachance.eu/ggac2023/

Na hoffentlich, ein Lichtblick am Horizont ... aber ich glaube es erst, wenn die Grünen es tatsächlich durchgewunken haben ...

Authors provide instructions for constructing CRISPR-Combo systems for speed breeding of transgene-free, genome edited Arabidopsis plants and enhancing rice regeneration with more heritable targeted mutations in a hormone-free manner Changtian Pan #Qi_Lab nature.com/articles/s4159…

Interesting paper, nice to read

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Ein äußerst lesenswerter und somit sehr guter Artikel zur Geneditierung, u.a. auch bei Bäumen

This banana variety is known as the 1000-finger variety. Have you ever heard of it?

Goetz Hensel Dr. Götz Hensel introduces the acheivements of WG1, a great selection of training schools and include the recently published review in TrendsPlantSci 👏👏 cell.com/trends/plant-s…

Wälder sind viel zu wertvoll, um sie zu roden und der Windkraft zu opfern. Noch in dieser Woche werden wir Klage gegen ein Windkraftprojekt in Süddeutschland einreichen! #Wald #Windkraft #Artenschutz

Very interesting review on abiotic stress tolerance in plants. Worthwhile to read👍

Ich habe befürchtet, dass so etwas passiert ... armes Europa ...