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Communique of GTTAC meeting of 29 October 2019

This Communiqué covers matters considered at the 56th meeting of the Gene Technology Technical Advisory Committee (29 October 2019, Canberra).

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Communique of GTTAC meeting of 29 October 2019

This Communiqué covers matters considered at the 56th meeting of the Gene Technology Technical Advisory Committee (29 October 2019, Canberra).

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Licence application DIR 169 from The University of Queensland (UQ) is for a licence to grow GM microalgae modified for increased production of medium chain fatty acids. The trial would be conducted at a single pilot plant at a UQ’s Pinjarra Hills campus. GM microalgae would be grown in several batches in closed outdoor culture vessels, with a combined cultivation period of up to 12 months. The trial would be finished at the end of 2022.

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