Norwich scientists at the John Innes Centre have called for urgent investment in a new "R-Gene Atlas" research tool to tackle global wheat losses costing £22bn per year.
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U.K. rules on gene editing are expected to be less strict than those for transgenic crops like this iron-rich wheat the John Innes Center is testing. JOHN INNES CENTRE/FLICKR
U.K. set to loosen rules for gene-edited crops and animals
May. 26, 2021 , 2:30 PM
When Boris Johnson became prime minister of the United Kingdom in 2019, he pledged to “liberate the U.K.’s extraordinary bioscience sector from anti–genetic modification rules.” The country had to hew to strict European biotech regulations until it finalized its divorce from the European Union in January. Next month, the government is widely expected to follow through on Johnson’s promise by making it easier to test and commercialize some genetically engineered crops and livestock.
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9:30 AM May 24, 2021
Colorifix has developed a new technology to dye fabrics that’s capable of reducing the environmental impact and change the face of the fashion industry as we know it
- Credit: Colorifix
Colorifix, a bio-tech company based at Norwich Research Park that specialises in developing sustainable methods of dyeing fabrics, recently announced what it hopes will be the first of a number of deals with global fashion brands to provide its dye technology for the production of more sustainable fashion.
Having already collaborated with designer Stella McCartney, it has teamed up with H&M to contribute to their latest Innovation Stories collection - the Colour Story – to celebrate new, more sustainable methods of working with colour.
OTHER NEWS FROM NORWICH RESEARCH PARK
Professor receives prestigious international award
Professor Wenbo Ma, of The Sainsbury Laboratory, has been awarded a prestigious international science award for her innovative research in and outstanding contributions to the field of plant pathology.
The American Phytopathological Society honoured her with the Ruth Allen Award, which is given to those researchers who have changed, or have the potential to change, the direction of research in the field of plant pathology.
Wenbo arrived at The Sainsbury Laboratory last year from the University of California, Riverside with an international reputation in effector biology research which aims to enhance disease resistance in crops to help secure more food for our future populations.