FameLab 2021: Deadline Extended to 18th April 2021
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRegistration for FameLab 2021 competition has been extended to 18th April 2021. FameLab is the world’s leading science communication competition. The objective of FameLab is to address the communication gap between scientists and the public. Participants have just three minutes to win over the judges and crowd with a scientific talk that excels for its […]
Study shows rising temperatures hurt rice yields
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA STUDY of the relationship between temperature and yields of various rice varieties conducted by a professor and extension specialist at North Carolina State University suggests that warming temperatures have negatively affected rice yields. Based on 50 years of weather and rice-yield data from farms in the Philippines, the study led by Dr. Roderick Rejesus examined rice yields and atmospheric conditions […]
Japan launches world’s first genome-edited tomato
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTHE first direct consumption genome-edited tomato was launched in Japan by Sanatech Seed. The Japanese ministries in-charge have announced their determination that the genome-edited tomato will not be regulated as a genetically modified product. Sanatech Seed’s Sicilian Rouge High GABA tomato was developed using CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology. The tomato contains high levels of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), an amino acid believed […]