Why new genetic techniques need to be stringently regulated – study
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1. Why new genetic techniques need to be stringently regulated – comment on new study
2. Differentiated impacts of human interventions on nature: Scaling the conversation on regulation of gene technologies – new study abstract -
Third World Network Biosafety Information Service, 4 Apr 2021
Worldwide, governments are under pressure from the biotechnology and agrichemical industries to deregulate products developed using the so-called “new” genetic engineering techniques such as genome editing and gene silencing. A new paper describes how many of the new techniques are not new to science, but because of technical developments can now be applied to more species in less time and for more kinds of traits.
Coronavirus | Cases in Telangana cross the 1,000 mark again
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Kerala CM cautions against travel-linked spike; A.P. testing ‘low’.
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Kerala CM cautions against travel-linked spike; A.P. testing ‘low’.
Telangana crossed the 1,000 cases mark with 1,078 testing positive for COVID-19 on Friday. ICU beds occupied also crossed 1,000 and there were six deaths, recalling the figures last seen in October and November 2020.
The 1,078 new cases include 283 from Greater Hyderabad, 113 from Medchal-Malkajgiri and 104 from Rangareddy.
Kerala’s case graph rose further by 2,541 cases on Saturday. The test positivity rate (TPR) rose to 5.67%.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said at Kannur on Saturday that the second wave raging through neighbouring States was a warning for Kerala. Mutant variants were found in a significant percentage of samples in Maharashtra and Punjab and it was likely that with unrestricted domestic travel, these variants could reach
China Daily | Updated: 2021-04-02 09:18 Share CLOSE French President Emmanuel Macron is seen on a screen as he addresses the nation about the state of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak as a fast-spreading third wave of COVID-19 infections threatens to over-run hospitals in France, March 31, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]
PARIS－President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday ordered France into its third national lockdown and said schools would close for three weeks as he sought to push back a third wave of COVID-19 infections that threatens to overwhelm hospitals.
With the death toll in the country nearing 100,000, intensive care units in the hardest-hit regions at breaking point and a slower-than-planned vaccine roll out, Macron was forced to abandon his goal of keeping the country open to protect the economy.
THE SELLER’S MARKET
The holiday season usually sees a decline in the number of homes listed for sale, but this November hit another record low
just 3,415 single family home listings as buyers continue to purchase homes at high rates, according to the Denver Metro Association of Realtors. A record high was also set in November for the average closing price for single-family detached and attached properties
$549,756. The previous record was $486,012 in 2019, according to the analysis. (Patch). As Ella Taylor of The Wall Street West Group, Keller Williams Realty, DTC, has been pointing out for months, it’s a seller’s market because buyers are gobbling up everything.
Small changes made with gene editing cause severe deformities in plants
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New study points to unintended effects of gene editing in plants and potential negative effects on ecosystems
Gene editing causes drastic unwanted effects in gene-edited plants including severe deformities, a new scientific publication in the journal Environmental Sciences Europe shows. This is the case even when the changes are intended by the gene editor to be small tweaks to existing genes rather than, for example, the introduction of new genetic material.
More broadly, the study provides an overview of the negative effects on ecosystems that can result from the release of gene-edited plants. These unintended effects result from the intended changes induced by genome editing, which can affect various metabolic processes in the plants.