by IRT News Team | May 24, 2022 | News
Russia will not import GMO products, the country’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said, adding that the nation has enough space and resources to produce organic food. Moscow has no reason to encourage the production of genetically modified products or import them into... 
by IRT News Team | May 20, 2022 | Scientific References 2
New GM plants do not have a history of safe use and should not be exempted from biosafety assessments. Eckerstorfer MF et al (2021). Biosafety of genome editing applications in plant breeding: Considerations for a focused case-specific risk assessment in the EU.... 
by IRT News Team | May 20, 2022 | News
New data from a simple survey of 55 vendors in 14 states indicates farmers are planting more GMO sweet corn for the fresh market (corn on the cob) than previously thought. IRT volunteers visited both farmer’s markets and grocery stores. 31 vendors confirmed the... 
by IRT News Team | May 10, 2022 | Scientific References 2
Following creation of a double-strand DNA break by the CRISPR gene-editing tool, the repair can unexpectedly include the insertion and rejoining of the broken DNA ends of the recombination template DNA used, or the insertion of contaminating DNA present in materials... 
by IRT News Team | May 2, 2022 | Scientific References 2
Alteration of the genetic code of the targeted gene can produce mutant forms of the protein it encodes for, new RNA, and new protein products. These outcomes can lead to changes in the plant’s biochemistry and the possible production of novel allergens and toxins. Mou...
