Pentingnya Beg Udara
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBeg udara dicipta oleh Linderer dan Hetrick sekitar tahun 1950-an dan dipatenkan oleh Allen Breed pada tahun 1968. Beg udara hanya digunakan sepenuhnya (diwajibkan) sekitar tahun 1990-an, iaitu 40 tahun selepas ianya dicipta di Amerika Syarikat. Syarikat yang terawal menggunakannya adalah GM dan Ford pada tahun 1970-an. Ternyata dengan penggunaan beg udara, 26% kematian berjaya […]
First Regional Animal Biotechnology Webinar
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn behalf of ISAAA, the USDA, and Biotechnology Information Centers in Asia, we would like to invite you to the First Regional Animal Biotechnology Webinar. The Webinar features Dr. Tim Doran from CSIRO who will discuss biotech poultry for food and agriculture in Australia. The webinar will be moderated by Dr. Mark Tizard, also from CSIRO. […]
Bt Eggplant Scientist Hailed As One of Asia’s Top 100 Scientists
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDR DESIREE M. HAUTEA of the Institute of Plant Breeding of the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) was recognized this year by the Asian Scientist Magazine for her contributions in the research and development towards adoption of the Bt eggplant in the Philippines. Hautea is the project leader of the Bt Eggplant Project, an initiative […]
Experts Raise Alarm Over Stalled Global Adoption of Biotech for Food Security
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTHE global adoption of biotechnologies to improve crop production has stalled, according to an international team of researchers from Australia, Canada, and India. The group composed of economists, plant breeders, and plant scientists are concerned and are now calling on governments worldwide to put in place policies and regulations that will drive progress in this area. In an opinion article ‘Gaining […]
Nigeria on Track to Submit National Biosecurity Policy for Approval
Reading Time: 2 minutesTHE Federal Government of Nigeria has expressed commitment to fast-track the formulation of the country’s National Biosecurity Policy. The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) is working round the clock to ensure completion and submission of a draft policy to the Federal Executive Council for consideration and approval, the Agency’s Director General/Chief Executive Officer Dr Rufus […]
Scientists Urge EU to Allow New Breeding Technologies and Modern Biotech in Organic Farming to Achieve SDGs
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA RESEARCH TEAM including scientists from Germany, Sweden, The Netherlands, and the United States of America has made a plea for the European Union to allow novel breeding techniques such as gene editing in organic agriculture to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In a paper published in Trends in Plant Science, the team said that Europe’s […]
APEC Members Tackle Developments in Biotech Regulations
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTHE Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), ISAAA, United States Department of State, and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) conducted the first leg of the APEC High-Level Policy Dialogue on Agricultural Biotechnology on April 27 and 28, 2021. The online workshop’s objective was to bring together the APEC member economies to discuss the development of regulatory capacities for […]
Experts Release Guidance on How to Communicate about COVID-19 Vaccine Efficacy
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTHE US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) released a guidebook for communicating about COVID-19 vaccine efficacy, effectiveness, and efficacy. According to NASEM, effective communication on COVID-19 vaccines is necessary to ensure a shared understanding of how they work and whether they are being equitable distributed. Without this important effort, people may lose faith in […]
Indian Farmers Lose Opportunity to Benefit from Bt Brinjal as GEAC Halts Field Trials
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTHE Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) has ceased the field trials of Bt brinjal and other transgenic crops in India due to the unwillingness of some states to cooperate and with the pressure of some non-governmental organizations. “We are disappointed by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change’s regressive decision to not go ahead with the […]
Scientists Develop Gene-Edited Mosquito to Help Eliminate Malaria
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSCIENTISTS from the Imperial College of London used CRISPR-Cas9 technology to develop gene-edited mosquitoes that could possibly reduce their ability to spread Malaria. Though only a preliminary study has been done, the breakthrough could be used for a gene drive that can provide a new way to reduce illnesses and deaths caused by Malaria. The researchers used CRISPR-Cas9 technology […]