JAPAN OKS FIRST GENOME-EDITED FOOD“ゲノム編集食品” 国内初承認

Genome-edited food has been approved for sale for the first time in Japan.
A modified tomato that produces a key amino acid got the green light from a health ministry panel of experts on Friday.
The substance, known as GABA, helps lower blood pressure.
Researchers at the University of Tsukuba and a biotech firm collaborated on the new tomato.
They say tomatoes generally contain more GABA than other produce.
The researchers used new genome-editing technology to up the tomato's ability to make GABA. They edited its genetic material to precisely alter their tomato.
Technological advances enabled the researchers to develop the tomato in just 18 months. The same result might have taken over 10 years using older methods.
The biotech firm says it plans to start distributing free seedlings for kitchen gardens in the first half of next year, with the aim of selling tomatoes as early as 2022.

     

◆seeding　苗、苗木   A seedling is a young plant that has been grown from a seed.  

◆ kitchen garden　家庭菜園

Daily Vocabulary(2021/01/06）

26511.defrost(解凍する）When you defrost frozen food or when it defrosts, you allow or cause it to become unfrozen so that you can eat it or cook it. 

Defrost the meat in the microwave oven. 

26512.grate(摩り下ろす）If you grate food such as cheese or carrots, you rub it over a metal tool called a grater so that the food is cut into very small pieces. Grate the cheese, being careful not to grate your fingers. 

26513.grind(挽く）If you grind a substance such as corn, you crush it between two hard surfaces or with a machine until it becomes a fine powder. 

Grind black pepper over the cheese. 

26514.strain(濾す） When you strain food, you separate the liquid part of it from the solid parts.  

Strain the stock and put it back into the pan.

26515.shred (細かく切る，寸断する） If you shred something such as food or paper, you cut it or tear it into very small, narrow pieces.   

Finely shred the carrots, cabbage and cored apples. 

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