Is global food security a realistic goal? UN FAO report details CRISPR gene editing's role in building a more promising future

Is global food security a realistic goal? UN FAO report details CRISPR gene editing’s role in building a more promising future

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In the decade since CRISPR genome editing emerged, scientists have developed a toolkit to tackle the most pressing issues facing ...
Podcast: By focusing on biotechnology breakthroughs, have scientists overlooked simpler solutions to our food security problems?

Podcast: By focusing on biotechnology breakthroughs, have scientists overlooked simpler solutions to our food security problems?

Gene editing could revolutionise agriculture, with some scientists promising healthier and more productive crops and animals, but will consumers want ...
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Viewpoint: Foods made from genetically engineered crops must be labelled by 2022, but USDA guidance is confusing. Here’s how the new administration and food producers can address that

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When the [National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Law] is implemented in 2022, will it provide information useful to consumers or will ...
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Disease-fighting GMO mosquitoes are coming. Was EPA too quick to approve them?

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[In May], the US Environmental Protection Agency approved the release of genetically modified mosquitoes. Under a 2-year Experimental Use Permit, ...
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Talking Biotech: How do we decide whether to use gene drives?

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Science and technology scholar Jennifer Kuzma: The social and political considerations of using gene drives to combat human diseases, weeds, ...
GMOexperiment

‘Product versus process’ focus of GE crop regulation debate stalls biotech progress

[Editor's note: Jennifer Kuzma is a professor and co-director of the Genetic Engineering and Society Center at North Carolina State University.] ...
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Alison Van Eenennaam v Jennifer Kuzma: How should hornless cows and gene editing be regulated?

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Dairy cows, which come from the Holstein breed, naturally grow horns. On farms, the horns are often physically removed because ...
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Gene-editing, gene drives demand new regulatory approach

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The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Gene editing and gene ...

Genetic engineering debate needs to focus on progress

The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Genetic engineering (GE) has ...
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Is framing the GMO regulation debate around ‘product vs process’ unscientific?

The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. One issue that has ...
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