Crop Biotech Update Feb.27

In This Issue February 27, 2013 NEWS Global  • There's Need to Set Time Frame for Hunger, Poverty Eradication; FAO Director General Claims  • Lebanon to Become 165th Party to CPB  Africa  • 1st Bio-Innovate Regional Scientific Conference in Ethiopia  Americas  • Oregon State University Develops High Yielding, Stripe Rust Resistant Wheat  • Paraguay Approves New Biotech Soybean Variety  • Genetic Diversity of Capsicum Peppers Revealed  • CIMMYT Inaugurates Biosciences Facilities in Mexico  • Food Science Expert Says GM Crops are Overregulated  Asia and the Pacific  • CIMMYT Launches Project to Develop Heat Resilient Maize for South Asia  • Philippine Rice Research in the Spotlight as the Country's President Visits IRRI  • India's Agriculture Minister Supports Field Trials of GM Crops  • CropLife Pakistan Forms Biotech Committee  Europe  • Britain's Egg Producers Call to Lift GM Ban  • Scientists Develop Healthier Barley  • Scientists Call for New Regulations for "Growing" Medicines in Plants  Research  • Impact of the ahas Gene and of Imazapyr Herbicide on Soil Microbial Communities  • Researchers Confirm Bt Corn's Benefits Aside from Pest Resistance  Beyond Crop Biotech  • Fluorescent Tadpoles Expose Chemical Contamination  Announcements  • ISAAA International Conference: Adoption of Biotech Crops in the Developing World  • National Symposium on Abiotic and Biotic Stress Management in Vegetable Crops  Document Reminders  • Book: Successful Agricultural Innovation in Emerging Economies  • Proceedings on Agribiotech Communication in Muslim Countries  Biofuels Supplement (February 27, 2013 Issue)  Research and Development  • Engineered Yeasts Gain Ability to Pump Out Alkanes • A New Lead Into Lignin Enzyme Discovery from Termite Study • Modified Isobutanol Production in Yeast Boosts Yield • Patenting Trend Shows Shift to Non-Food Bioresources for Biofuels • Canada Supports Beet Research for Biofuels Production and Trade  • UK Releases Crop Area Statistics for Biofuels Policy and Regulation  • EPA Approves New Biofuel Feedstocks Under RFS • Carbon Capture and Storage Can Make Bioenergy Carbon-Negative Events and Announcements  • Workshop on Sustainable Biomass Production in Southeast Africa Latest Communication Products Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2012  ISAAA Brief 44-2012 is now available! Get your copy now! Executive Summary: ISAAA Brief 44-2012  Download PDF: English, French Highlights: ISAAA Brief 44-2012  Download PDF: Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese, Danish, English,Filipino, French, German, Italian,  Finnish, Japanese,Malay,  Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Ukranian Press Release: ISAAA Brief 44-2012  Download PDF: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German,Japanese, Malay, Portuguese, Spanish Communication Challenges and Convergence in Crop Biotechnology  The book presents case studies of Asia and Australia on country experiences in fostering greater awareness and understanding of the technology through science communication. All 13 chapters of the book can now be downloaded!