New Breeding Techniques (NBTs)
Spray-on ‘vaccine’ could protect food crops from pests in countries that ban GMO disease-resistant plants
In August 2019, a research group .... announced the development of a rapid and reliable approach to creating a “vaccine” for ...
Post Brexit, UK prepares to separate itself from anti-GMO and anti-gene editing farm policy at upcoming WTO summit
Downing Street is preparing to break away from the EU on food safety at an upcoming WTO summit, in yet ...
Podcast: Tackling ethical questions about CRISPR with GLP’s groundbreaking Global Gene Editing Regulation Tracker and Index
To what degree are nations deploying these revolutionary new tools? ...
Viewpoint: FDA creating mess in its mishandling of animal gene editing regulations: Leave oversight to the USDA
Gene editing, under FDA regulation, faces an impractical, lengthy and expensive approval process, said National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) president, ...
CRISPR gene editing means more high-yield, disease-resistant crops likely to hit the market
Since the millennium rolled over 20 years ago, the pace of genetic discovery has only accelerated. Nobody could have predicted ...
Genetic engineering of a different kind: Using nuclear energy in Burundi to attack cassava diseases
When Burundian cassava farmers split open the plant’s starchy root, they’re hoping to find white flesh that resembles coconut meat ...
CRISPR technology opens door to vertical farming of dozens of crops, from strawberries and cucumbers to mango and almond trees
Do you want it locally grown, water-saving and pesticide-free? Urban agriculture might suit you, with a little help from gene ...
From low-gluten wheat to virus-resistant cacao, CRISPR can enhance our favorite foods
Ever since its discovery, there has been no looking back for CRISPR .... Aside from tomato, strawberry, banana, grape, apple, ...
Viewpoint: French court ruling that already-approved mutagenized crops should be heavily restricted as GMOs reaffirms need to revamp Europe’s antiquated biotech regulations
This judgment raises serious and important questions ...
Following Golden Rice approval, Philippines poised to implement rules to accommodate GMO animals, CRISPR crops
The Philippines continues to be a regional biotechnology leader. Golden Rice (GR2E) field tests were harvested in October 2019 and ...
Viewpoint: President Trump should end FDA-USDA turf war over animal gene-editing regulation to foster innovation
In more than two decades, only one biotechnology food animal has been approved for production and sale in the United ...
CRISPR could help immunize Africa’s staple crop sorghum against destructive witchweed parasite
Sorghum crops in areas where the agricultural parasite striga, also known as witchweed, is common are more likely to have ...
Transgenic GMOs will remain banned in Italy, agriculture minister says, but cisgenic gene editing could help sustain nation’s crop diversity
Italy’s agricultural minister Teresa Bellanova has expressed an interest in developing sustainable biotechnology, in the light of a milestone agreement ...
FDA defends CRISPR-edited animal rules likely to block most uses: Is the agency trying to avoid litigation from anti-GMO groups?
"How can the presence of one identifiable variant justify the costs and delays of mandatory FDA oversight?" ...
EU review of strict CRISPR crop rules dominated by biotech industry, anti-GMO groups allege
The EU is launching a consultation as part of an info-gathering exercise for a Commission study on “the status of ...
Healthier white bread could be in stores by 2025, after genes controlling wheat fiber content identified
An international group of scientists led by Rothamsted Research and the John Innes Centre have opened the door to healthier ...
Leaked proposals suggest EU may assess CRISPR gene editing to ‘improve sustainability’ of food production
More leaked drafts of the Farm to Fork (F2F) strategy reveal how the [European] Commission’s plan to make EU food ...
Field trials of non-browning CRISPR-edited potatoes begin in Argentina
In a study published recently in the Frontiers in Plant Science magazine, scientists from Argentina and Sweden reported they have edited ...
Video: House of Lords member and science writer Matt Ridely urges UK to ‘break free’ of Europe’s restrictive CRISPR crop rules
The UK must break away from Europe's restrictive agricultural gene-editing rules, science writer Matt Ridley told the UK's House of ...
Gene editing could help make vertical farming a viable tool in the battle against global hunger
Dr. Huw Jones of Aberystwyth University stressed the importance of genetic engineering in the future of agriculture, saying that while ...
CRISPR gene editing knocks out viruses responsible for billions of dollars in crop losses
Viruses cause billions of dollars in losses for many food, feed, and fiber crops, including staples like wheat, rice, potatoes, ...
5 ways CRISPR-engineered animals can help combat climate change
Climate change is a man-made problem, but humans aren’t the only animals that will be impacted by warming temperatures and ...
Video: Biotech firm Syngenta defends GMO crops, Impossible Burger as climate change mitigation tools
Syngenta Chief Executive Officer Erik Fyrwald discusses the need to help farmers adapt to climate change, genetically-modified food and the ...
Viewpoint: India’s proposed CRISPR crop rules could ‘severely constrain’ gene-editing innovation
At long last, [India's] Department of Biotechnology has [published] draft genome editing guidelines on January 9 for month-long public comments ...
Post-Brexit UK will follow EU GMO, gene-edited crop rules, but long-term regulatory divergence still possible
On 1 February, responsibility for approving novel foods passes from the European Food Standards Agency (EFSA) to the UK Food ...
GMO, gene-edited crops face uncertain future in UK despite post-Brexit hopes for relaxed biotech rules
Growing and selling genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is permitted in the UK but GMO products are subject to a lengthy ...
Viewpoint: Safe and sustainable CRISPR crop revolution offers counterpunch to ‘misinformation’ and ‘fake dangers’ promoted by anti-GMO campaigners
Gene-edited crops usually can't be distinguished from conventionally-bred varieties. Opponents of NBTs may never comprehend this basic lesson of plant ...
Oil from CRISPR-edited Camelina plants could be fast-tracked for commercialization following USDA approval
Yield10 Bioscience, Inc. [Jan. 16] announced that it has submitted an “Am I Regulated?” letter to USDA-APHIS’s Biotechnology Regulatory Services ...
