Crop Biotech Update (April 10, 2013)

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In This Issue April 10, 2013 NEWS Global  • Biotech Information Centers Meeting 2013  • Science Forum 2013 to Discuss Nutrition and Health Link to Agricultural Research  Africa  • Regional Capacity-Building Workshop on the Nagoya Protocol  • Burkina Faso Gets US$1.2 Billion Due to Bt Cotton Production  Americas  • Argentina Accelerates Approval Process for Biotech Crops  • Disease Resistant Tomatoes Fight Lethal Pests  Asia and the Pacific  • Indian Farmers Continue to Adopt Biotech Crops  • New Video on Biotech Corn in the Philippines  • ISAAA Brief 44 Launch at the Government College University in Lahore  • Systematic Approach to Public Understanding of Biotech Needed in Malaysia  • Vietnam Turns S & T Into Key Driving Force  • Saline Resistant Rice Varieties Planted in Vietnam  • The First Biosafety and Bioethics Course in Thailand  Europe  • New Aeronautical Technology Aims to Improve Maize Yields  Research  • Effects of Neonicotinoid Pesticides on Bumble Bees  • Relative Expression of Xa7 Controls Bacterial Leaf Blight Resistance  Beyond Crop Biotech  • DNA Technology Developed for Faster Species Discovery  • Scientists Use GE in Immune Cells to Clear Leukemia Tumors  Announcements  • Second International Conference on Food and Environment, Budapest, Hungary  • Stimulating Innovation in Plant Genetic Resources, Brussels, Belgium  Biofuels Supplement (March 27, 2013 Issue)  Research and Development  • Fungal Pretreatment Improves Cellulosic Ethanol Yield • Scientists Reveal Genetic Maps of Two Distinct Switchgrass Ecotypes • Biofuel Crops Get Hints from Peach Genome • Engineers Use Biofuel Byproducts to Make Stronger, Greener Concrete • Confirmation of Genetic Diversity in Jatropha Germplasm Production and Trade  • US Company Ships First Cellulosic Biodiesel • Biotech Corn Boosts Bioethanol Productivity Policy and Regulation  • World Bank Green Bonds: Funding Option for Biofuels Projects • Ecuador Prepares for B5 Mandate • Philippines Implements E10 Mandate • Report Looks at Future Synergy Between Food and Biofuel • Brazil to Boost Bioethanol Demand Through Higher Blend and Tax Cut Latest Communication Products Sowing the Seeds of Success: A Decade of Biotech Corn Adoption in the Philippines  This 10-minute video presents an updated story of biotech corn in the Philippines, a decade after its commercialization. It complements the first ISAAA video entitled "Asia's First: The Bt Corn Story in the Philippines". Top Ten Facts about Biotech/GM Crops in 2012  A new overview of biotech crops in 2012. Download PDF:Arabic, English, Portuguese 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,Russian, Ukrania