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• From Bio Journal - October 2019
  Genome editing research on grapes moves on to Kyoho (Nikkei Biotech 2019/9/13)
  GM cotton with seven kinds of genes inserted moves toward approval
  
  
  
• From Bio Journal - September 2019
  [Sorry! No articles translated this month.]
  
  
  
• From Bio Journal - August 2019
  Genome-edited crops quickly appearing in commercial production
  MAFF will not block import even if new strain of non-approved GM wheat is detected (Japan Agricultural Newspaper 2019/7/18)
  MHLW and MAFF begin accepting public comments on genome-edited foods
  
  
  
• From Bio Journal - July 2019
  Japanese government closes the curtain on genome edited foods without restrictions
  
  
  
• From Bio Journal - June 2019
  Japan-South Korea-Taiwan joint statement on RNA interference potato
  Violation of Cartagena laws by Gunma Prefecture Sericultural Technology Center
  
  
  
• From Bio Journal - May 2019
  iPS cells and genome editing accelerate organ transplants
  
  
  
• From Bio Journal - April 2019
  MEXT approves production of animal-human chimeric embryo
  Genome treatment promotion law to be submitted during current Diet session
  MHWL determines that safety screening for genome edited foods is unnecessary in principle
  
  
  
• From Bio Journal - March 2019
  Japan's genome editing R&D to go unchecked
  Genome editing innovation center established at Hiroshima University
  
  
  
• From Bio Journal - February 2019
  Genome-edited foods to be distributed with no restrictions
  
  
  
• From Bio Journal - January 2019
  Illegal cultivation of GM cotton discovered in Japan
  
  
  

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