Regulatory approaches for genome edited agricultural plants in select countries and jurisdictions around the world

J Entine, MSS Felipe, JH Groenewald, DL Kershen… - Transgenic …, 2021 - Springer
Genome editing in agriculture and food is leading to new, improved crops and other
products. Depending on the regulatory approach taken in each country or region …

Public perception of plant gene technologies worldwide in the light of food security

E Woźniak-Gientka, T Agata, P Milica, B Anna… - GM Crops & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Achieving global food security is becoming increasingly challenging and many stakeholders
around the world are searching for new ways to reach this demanding goal. Here we …

Biodegradation of the fungicide Pyraclostrobin by bacteria from orange cultivation plots

WG Birolli, BF da Silva, E Rodrigues-Filho - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The pesticides belonging the strobilurin group are among the most common contaminants in
the environment. In this work, biodegradation studies of the strobilurin fungicide …

The African continent should consider a harmonized consultative and collaborative effort towards coordinated policy and regulatory guidelines across the fields of …

TS Masehela, E Barros - Frontiers in Bioengineering and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The advances in the field of biotechnology (and bioengineering) over the past decades has
allowed the precise development of new products across the agricultural, environmental …

[HTML][HTML] Public perception of plant gene technologies worldwide in the light of food security

WG Ewa, T Agata, P Milica, B Anna, E Dennis… - GM Crops & …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Achieving global food security is becoming increasingly challenging and many stakeholders
around the world are searching for new ways to reach this demanding goal. Here we …

Promise or precarity? South African attitudes towards the automation revolution

BJ Roberts, SL Gordon, J Struwig… - Development …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Rapid technological advancement has prompted growing debate about the promise and
challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) for societies. Some believe it will …

Yield gains larger in GM maize for human consumption than livestock feed in South Africa

AM Shew, JB Tack, LL Nalley, P Chaminuka, S Maali - Nature Food, 2021 - nature.com
The majority of genetically modified (GM) crops are produced for livestock consumption,
whereas minimal attention has been given to GM crops for direct human consumption. In …

Positive but not uncritical: Perceptions of science and technology amongst South African online users

L Guenther, A Reif, M Taddicken… - South African Journal of …, 2022 - scielo.org.za
Public perceptions of science and technology (S&T) have been measured globally since the
1970s. While there are initial findings for South Africans' general and specific perceptions of …

Lessons learned from the introduction of genetically engineered crops: relevance to gene drive deployment in Africa

H Quemada - Transgenic Research, 2022 - Springer
The application of gene drives to achieve public health goals, such as the suppression of
Anopheles gambiae populations, or altering their ability to sustain Plasmodium spp …

Biomimetics for business? Industry perceptions and patent application

R Kohsaka, Y Fujihira, Y Uchiyama - Journal of Science and …, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose Biomimetics are expected to contribute to sustainable environmental management;
however, there has been no exploration of industry perceptions by using empirical data. This …