ENTOMOCULTURE: INSECT CELLS FOR HUMAN FOOD
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As the world adapts towards climate change, it is foreseen that livestock and aquatic produce will soon take its toll. With this threat looming in the future, the Department of Science and Technology-Biosafety Committee (DOST-BC) decided to explore scientific solution in addressing this concern by inviting Dr. David L. Kaplan from Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA to talk on “Cellular Agriculture” in its monthly webinar last July 30, 2022 via Zoom platform.
GENE EDITING MARKS THE START OF THE NEW ERA IN AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
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As the world continues to strive under this challenging time, the Department of Science and Technology-Biosafety Committee (DOST-BC) continues its mission to ensure that the best available science is utilized in assessing the safety of plants and products derived from modern biotechnology. With this, the Committee invited Dr. Daniel Voytas to talk on gene editing in its DOST-BC monthly webinar last March 22, 2022 via Zoom platform.
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PROTECTING CROPS THROUGH RNA-BASED PESTICIDES
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The DOST-Biosafety Committee, in support of its continuing knowledge enhancement, invited Prof. Neena Mitter, Director of the Centre for Horticultural Science of the University of Queensland (UQ), Australia to give a presentation during its January meeting to discuss the use of RNA to protect crops from pest and diseases via Zoom platform.