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Mary-Dell Chilton, a pioneering chemist and biotechnologist, led teams that used Agrobacterium tumefaciens to insert foreign genes into plants, producing the first genetically modified plant in 1982 and kickstarting the GMO era; her trailblazing work, alongside perseverance in the face of gender barriers, earned major honors and reshaped modern agriculture.
China has approved the safety of a gene-edited soybean, developed by Shandong Shunfeng Biotechnology, which has two modified genes that significantly raise the level of healthy fat oleic acid in the plant. Gene editing is considered less risky than GMOs and is more lightly regulated in some countries, including China. The approval comes as China looks to science to boost food production amid trade tensions, erratic weather, and war in major grain exporter Ukraine.
The FDA approved the MiniMed 780G System for the management of type 1 diabetes mellitus, reopened the comment period for labeling of plant-based milk alternatives, authorized the Bateman Bottle Breast Implant Removal System, released educational materials on GMOs, and provided updates on COVID-19 testing. There are now 445 tests and sample collection devices authorized by the FDA under emergency use authorizations.