EU Agriculture Ministers Fail to Find Compromise on NGTs |
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Agriculture ministers of the European Union have failed to agree on a position on EU plans to relax rules on new genomic techniques (NGTs). The Spanish European Union Council Presidency which will end on December 31, 2023, aimed to seal a deal on the Council's position on the file during a meeting on December 11, but their offering failed to reach the necessary majority for a general approach on NGTs.
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CRISPR Decreases Carbohydrate Content in Rice |
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Rice glutelins, a family of abundant storage proteins, are encoded by 15 genes and influence seed development. A study published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences reported about the use CRISPR-Cas9 to suppress subsets of these genes, generating three transgenic rice lines with reduced levels of specific glutelin subfamilies. These lines displayed lower amylose and starch content, higher prolamine content, reduced grain weight, and irregular protein bodies in mature seeds.
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CRISPR-Cas9 Editing Improves Strawberry Fruit Firmness |
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Strawberry, known for its flavor and health benefits, is an important agricultural commodity. However, its soft flesh leads to a short shelf life and waste. Research has identified that pectinase enzymes are instrumental in this softening process.
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