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Texas A&M begins construction on Animal Reproductive Biotechnology Center

AgriLife Today

Read More → The post Texas A&M begins construction on Animal Reproductive Biotechnology Center first appeared on AgriLife Today. The post Texas A&M begins construction on Animal Reproductive Biotechnology Center appeared first on AgriLife Today. The $13 million facility is a joint.

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Board of Regents approve Animal Reproductive Biotechnology Center construction

AgriLife Today

Domestic animal reproductive biology and technology focus of new state-of-the-art facility The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents approved construction of the new $13 million Animal Reproductive Biotechnology Center at their meeting on Aug. This initiative is a joint.

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Climate and food security concerns prompting new openness to technology in agriculture

Real Agriculture

Approval of a biotechnology reform bill in the European Parliament last month has been hailed as a major breakthrough toward allowing “new genomic techniques,” such as gene-editing, to be used in crop breeding in Europe. The bill still faces an uphill battle to become law across the European Union, but the vote was one example.

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Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants Program

ATTRA

The purpose of the Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants Program (BRAG) program is to support the generation of new information that will assist Federal regulatory agencies in making science-based decisions about the effects of introducing genetically engineered organisms into the environment. Applications are due February 29, 2024.

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Weekend reading: FDA’s curricula for middle and high school teachers

Food Politics

The Science and Our Food Supply Teacher Guides are challenging hands-on, minds-on activities that empower students to make informed choices about food safety, nutrition, biotechnology, and dietary supplements. You would never know from reading the one on biotechnology, for example, that the topic caused much in the way of debate.

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Mexico vs. US: trade dispute over genetically modified corn

Food Politics

Tries to Force Potentially Hazardous GM Corn on Mexico The Canadian Biotechnology Action Network supports Mexico’s position. Friends of the Earth submitted supporting analysis and documentation.

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Innovation in Gene Editing and Plant Breeding

Jayson Lusk

Director, Seed Biotechnology Center and Associate Director, Plant Breeding Center, University of California, Davis Richard Lawrence, Ph.D., Director, Seed Biotechnology Center and Associate Director, Plant Breeding Center, University of California, Davis Richard Lawrence, Ph.D., The main speakers included: Allen Van Deynze, Ph.