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Canada · CanadaAfter five years of consultation, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has unveiled its long-awaited Seed Regulatory Modernization (SRM) policy paper — and Seeds Canada says it’s not the modernization the industry was promised. The document, titled Future-proofing Canada’s Seeds Regulations for a stronger tomorrow – Proposals to modernize Canada’s seed regulatory framework, outlines CFIA’s proposed amendments to Canada’s seed regulatory fr…Read Article
After Half a Decade of Talks, Seeds Canada Says CFIA’s SRM Plan Falls Flat

DNA · VenloIf you know how plants, in general, make the chemicals they need to survive, you can, in theory, predict how they perform this trick for about any substance plants can make. Dutch scientists made a new digital tool called MEANtools that helps uncover how plants produce their natural substances, reducing laboratory work significantly. Plants produce a wide range of special chemicals, known as specialized metabolites. These compounds protect plant…Read Article