Crop Biotech Update (March 13, 2013)

In This Issue March 13, 2013 NEWS Global  • Three Countries Ratify Nagoya Protocol  Africa  • UNESCO Seeks Entrenchment of Biotech in Africa  • East African Farmers to Gain From Disease Resistant Banana  • Tanzanian Scientist Calls for Review of Country's Biosafety Law  Americas  • Researchers Explain Key Developmental Mechanism in Plants for the First Time  • Scientists to Improve Water Use Efficiency and Photosynthesis in Corn  • Hidden Layer of Genome Unveils how Plants may Adapt to Different Environments  • Disease Resistant Dwarf Raspberry Released in the USA  Asia and the Pacific  • Researchers Unveil Mechanism that Regulates Plant Reproduction  • Biotech Crop Breeding Industrialization Summit in Beijing  • Bio Kelantan 2013 to Spur Biotech Development  Europe  • Genetic Mechanism Allowing Potatoes to Grow in Northern Latitudes Discovered  • EFSA Announces Scientific Meetings that are Open to the Public  • Stakeholders Share Insights on EU's Impact on GM Crops  Research  • Yam Gene DB1 in Rice Confers Resistance to Sap-sucking Pest  • Evaluation of Anti-herbivory Genes using a Transient Expression System  Beyond Crop Biotech  • Scientists to Unveil Secrets of Carnivorous Plants  Announcements  • ISAAA Pocket K on Stacked Traits in Biotech Crops  • ISAAA Video: Biotech Crop Countries 1996-2012  • International Conference on Genomics 2013  Biofuels Supplement (March 13, 2013 Issue)  Research and Development  • Algal Gene Boosts Leaf Oil Content in Arabidopsis Plants • Mixed Bacterial Strains Increase Cellulosic Ethanol Yield • Marine Yeast Converts Red Seaweed Sap into Ethanol Production and Trade  • Partnership Seeks to Develop Jatropha Plantations in West Africa • US Ethanol Producers Respond to High Corn Prices, Foresee Rebound • Industry Survey Shows Brighter Future for Algal Biofuels • Prospects for Algal Biofuel Industry in the UAE Policy and Regulation  • Preventing Biofuel Crops from Becoming Invaders • Pending Minnesota Bill Targets Higher Biofuel Blends Events and Announcements  • International Biomass Conference & Expo Latest Communication Products Pocket K on Stacked Traits in Biotech Crops  It answers the following questions on biotech stacks: what is gene stacking, why is there a stack boom in the biotech crop market, and what does the future hold for biotech stacks. 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: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese Highlights: ISAAA Brief 44-2012  Download PDF: Arabic, Balochi, Bisaya, Bulgarian,Cebuano, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, Farsi,Filipino, French, German, Hungarian, Ilokano, Italian,  Finnish, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Polish,  Portuguese,Punjabi, Russian, Sindhi, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish,Thai, Ukranian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Welsh Press Release: ISAAA Brief 44-2012  Download PDF: Arabic, Chinese, English, Farsi, French,German, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Portuguese, Spanish,Vietnamese