(From January 2022)

Headlines of all articles in Bio Journal translated into English (most recent at top, abbreviations table at foot of page). Where the entire article has been translated into English the headline below is linked to the article. For further information, kindly contact CBIC staff at: cbic@mtf.biglobe.ne.jp

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FDA approves cell-cultured meat for the first time in the US (Testbiotech 2022/11/2 and others)

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• USDA approves GM tomato (GM Watch 2022/11/9)
• Genome editing to be promoted with the cooperation of the European Commission and the biotech industry (InfOGM 2022/11/14)
• India�fs Supreme Court orders reconsideration of approval for the cultivation of GM mustard (Brassica juncea) (Aruna Rodrigues 2022/11/3)
• Underweight babies brought about by glyphosate (Environmental Health, Volume 21, Article number 95/2022)
• GM soy damages the pancreas (J.appl.Toxicol (2008;28:217-226), quoted by GMWatch 2022/11/15)

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Setsurotech to develop genome-edited sheep in Mongolia (Setsurotech 2022/10/13)

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• Collapse of genome-edited soy supplier Calyxt Inc. (GMWatch 2022/10/2)
• Corteva Agriscience moves to control patents (Friends of the Earth Europe 2022/10/22)
• Corteva Agriscience proposes international unification of genome-edited crop regulations (Nikkei Biotech 2022/9/13)
• Tanzania strengthens GM crop import monitoring (The East African 2022/10/6)
• Nigeria introduced GM crops with no information disclosure (Nigerian Tribune 2022/10/6)
• Criticism of UK genome-edited foods approval bill intensifies (Reaction 2022/9/26)
• Soy promotion plan announced in Indonesia (NNA ASIA Asia Economic News 2022/9/21)
• Animal testing of impossible burger reveals abnormalities (GRAS Notice 737/2017 and others)
• International conference questions field trials of GM trees (CBAN 2022/10/11)
• Nippon-Ham develops cheap, food-derived culture solution
• Commercialization of cricket foods continues unabated

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New toxicity confirmed for herbicide Roundup and its main active ingredient glyphosate (The Independent 2022/8/23 and Cambridge University Press 2022/7/26)

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• Expanding patent disputes over Covid-19 vaccines
• Vaccine R&D base selected
• GM foods labelled only with QR codes are illegal (Center for Food Safety 2022/9/14)
• US National Institutes of Health cut funding for the Wuhan Institute of Virology (The Disinformation Chronicle 2022/8/30)
• Safety of soy legemoglobin in soyburgers comes under discussion in EU (GMWatch 2022/9/13)
• GM crops provide enhanced yields for well-off farmers and poverty for poor farmers (GMWatch 2022/9/10)
• Cultured meat developed from edible blood serum
• Regional Fish to construct mammoth fish-farming plant (Regional Fish Co., Ltd. 2022/9/5)
• Euglena Co., Ltd. develops genome-edited euglena (Euglena Co. Ltd. 2022/9/9)
• Symbiobe Co. Ltd. initiates serious development of photosynthetic marine bacteria (Nikkei Biotech 2022/8/25)

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Glyphosate causes Alzheimer's disease (Journal of Neuroinflammation 2022/7/28)

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• Suspicion grows over GM rice developed in China (GMWatch 2022/8/14)
• Short-tailed fine-wool sheep developed through genome editing (Xinhuashe 2022/8/13)
• Raising an embryo in an artificial uterus without sperm or egg (MIT Technology Review 2022/8/17)
• Non-GMO soybeans marketing well in Europe (GMWatch 2022/7/22)
• Results of MAFF FY2020 and FY2021 surveys on GM wild volunteers
• Genome-edited tomato to be labelled as a functional food
• TAKEO forms partnership with Nichirei (TAKEO 2022/6/28)

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Current state of cultivation of GM wheat (Reuters 2022/6/27 and others)

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• Germany points out the necessity of genome editing restrictions and labelling (GMWatch 2022/6/20)
• Bangladesh approves GM cotton cultivation (The Business Standard 2022/6/27)
• MHLW to establish a research team to consider the regulation of cultured meat (Yomiuri Shimbun 2022/6/20)
• Tokushima genome editing venture partners with Okinawan company (Nikkei Biotech Online 2022/7/12)
• Tokushima venture company enters cultured meat market (Nikkei Biotech Online 2022/6/23)
• Dr. Foods launches vegetable culture foie gras (Shokuhin Sangyou Shimbunsha (Food Industry Newspaper) News 2022/7/7)
• Fuji Oil Group enters alternative meat field (Alterna 2022/7/7)

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Fate of synthetic biology regulations at biodiversity convention COP15 (Third World Network 2022/6/15)

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• Ruling orders US Environmental Protection Agency to reassess glyphosate (GMWatch 2022/6/19)
• Deliberations on bill providing for no restrictions of genome-editing technology begin in UK parliament (GMWatch 2022/6/10 and others)
• Farmers�f organization says it will not participate in European Commission consultations due to lifting of restrictions on genome-editing technology (ECVC 2022/6/9)
• Burgeoning biostimulant market
• Gryllus launches sales of cricket confectionery
• Liberal Democratic Party parliamentary alliance launched to promote cell-cultured meat

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Simplification of genome editing of animals proceeds (Cell Reports Methods 2022/5/26 and others)

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• Australia and New Zealand approve GM wheat (GM Watch 2022/5/7)
• European Commission initiates public consultation in move toward lifting the ban on genome editing (ENGA 2022/5/3)
• Canada issues guidance to not regulate genome editing (CBAN 2022/5/19)
• He Jiankui, responsible for the world�fs first genome-edited baby, is released (MIT Technology Review 2022/4/7)
• Struggle over basic patent for CRISPR-Cas9 to continue (MIT Technology Review 2022/4/27)
• Genome-edited tomato puree sales launched
• Did a virus cause the death of a patient transplanted with a pig�fs heart? (MIT Technology Review 2022/5/4)
• Kidney xenotransplantation revealed (Tokyo Shimbun 2022/5/17, and others)

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mRNA vaccines create huge market for the pharmaceutical industry

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• Cattle with smooth fur developed using genome editing (Los Angeles Times 2022/3/8)
• Does foreign DNA remain in the genome-edited white mushrooms? (GM Watch 2022/4/9)
• India also relaxes genome-editing technology restrictions (Hindustan Times 2022/3/31)
• Nissin Foods holds cultured meat sampling party with the University of Tokyo (Nisshin Foods Holdings, Inc. 2022/3/31)
• Gryllus enters the edible cricket and feed markets (Gryllus 2022/4/15)
• Launch of university-originated gene-editing plant venture (Grand Green 2022/4/13)
• Osaka University and Shimadzu Corporation jointly develop cultured meat (Osaka University 2022/3/28)
• Using plant-derived sugars as materials for bio-plastics applications (Nikkei Biotech Online Edition 2022/4/1)
• Moderna, Inc. sued for patent infringement (Nikkei Biotech Online Edition 2022/3/10, and others)

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Development of genome-edited chickens moves forward in the world and in Japan

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• Genome-edited fish off-targets surpass generations (Nature 2022/2/2)
• Development of hypoallergenic wheat using genome editing at Yokohama City University
• Tokushima University venture company develops hypoallergenic crickets (Gryllus 2022/3/1)
• Demand to withdraw the use of genome-edited pufferfish as a Miyazu City hometown tax return gift (Mainichi Shimbun 2022/2/22)
• Multinational pesticide corporations counterattack against EU policy to halve synthetic pesticide use (Corporate Europe Observatory 2022/3/17)
• Neighboring countries petition Nigeria on its Bt cowpea cultivation approval (African Centre for Biodiversity 2022/3/9)
• RIKEN develops novel gene expression technology (Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, RIKEN)
• Development of Designer Cells as Pharmaceuticals (Nikkei Biotech Online 2022/3/18)
• Development of biofloc technology for onshore culture of genetically modified fish
• Cabinet approves revision of law to simplify drug safety assessment
• Convention on Biological Diversity COP15 meetings of subsidiary bodies held

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Genome-edited food companies find inventive ways to promote products

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• GM fish escape to breed in open rivers in Brazil (Science 2022/2/11, cban 2022/2/23)
• Brazil approves GM eucalyptus (Canadian Biodiversity Action Network 2022/3/7)
• European Patent Office Narrows the scope of CRISPR-Cas patent (TEST BIOTECH 2022/2/22)
• Chicken that does not produce males created in Israel (TEST BIOTECH 2022/2/10)
• Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology to develop a genome-edited cricket (Nikkei Biotech, Online Edition 2022/1/25)
• NEDO launches a genome-editing industrialization network (Nikkei Biotech, Online edition 2022/1/25)
• Insect pest resistant GM pesticide to substitute for chemical pesticides (ISAAA 2022/1/12)
• Sushiro to develop cell-cultured tuna
• Signatures demanding labelling of genetically modified seeds and seedlings exceed 210,000

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Will 2022 be the year when new applied biotech foods sweep the world?

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• Genome editing and development moves forward with Euglena
• GM rapeseed contamination spreading in South Korea (Biochemistry Molecular Biology and Druggability of Proteins 2021/12/3)
• Glyphosate affects male sperm and causes pregnancy and birth risks (Environment International 2022/1/15)
• Pig heart transplanted into a human at Maryland University, USA (University of Maryland Medical Center 2022/1/10)
• Increasingly active biomass production of chemical products

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Rapid commercialization of genome-edited food in Japan

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• EU Commission to promote new GMOs (FoE Europe 2021/11/25)
• Non-GMO industry demands new German government place restrictions on new GMOs (VLOG 2021/11/29)
• GM soy spreads in Ukraine (Open Democracy 2021/10/12)
• Indian pure bred variety returned to farmers from multinational corporation (DownToEarth 2021/12/3)
• It will soon be possible to distribute GM leaf mustard in Japan
• Labeling of high-oleic acid soybeans changed to conform with usual GM crop labeling
• Consumer Affairs Agency promises to reconsider hard-to-understand GM food labeling
• Animal welfare should be considered in genome-edited livestock production (BBC 2021/12/1)
• Miyazu City uses genome-edited pufferfish as a return gift for hometown tax payment
• Distribution of genome-edited tomato seedlings to elementary schools and facilities for the elderly
• Sushiro to collaborate on joint development of genome-edited fish
• Genetically modified rice cultivation tests begin in Tohoku region
• Bayer pays fine for using agricultural chemicals that breach agreement in Hawaii (U.S. Attorney�fs Office 2021/12/15)