http://www.isaaa.org/kc/A weekly summary of world developments in agri-biotech for developing countries, produced by the Global Knowledge Center on Crop Biotechnology, International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications SEAsiaCenter (ISAAA).en-usWed, 17 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0800http://www.isaaa.org/kc/cropbiotechupdate/article/default.asp?ID=21865An international research team led by Forschungszentrum Jülich and the IPK Leibniz Institute has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that predicts how regulatory proteins bind to plant DNA to control gene activity. The study, published in Nature Communications, was trained on genomic data from Arabidopsis thaliana and successfully appli...Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0800New Breeding Technologieshttp://www.isaaa.org/kc/cropbiotechupdate/article/default.asp?ID=21866Scientists at the Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS) and partners have used CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing to improve the resistance of potato plants against late blight disease. The study focused on modifying a susceptibility gene, StDND2, as an alternative strategy to strengthen crop resilience and reduce reliance on fungici...Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0800New Breeding Technologieshttp://www.isaaa.org/kc/cropbiotechupdate/article/default.asp?ID=21861The European Parliament has officially adopted new rules to facilitate the use of New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) in agriculture, a move aimed at enhancing crop resilience, sustainability, and competitiveness. Under this new framework, NGT-developed plants will be categorized based on the complexity of their genetic modifications. NGT-1 plants with c...Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0800New Breeding Technologies