Gene Editing
FDA reaffirms much-criticized plan to regulate genetically engineered animals as if they were a drug
FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb has doubled down on his agency’s failed policy for regulating an entire sector of biotechnology — the ...
Viewpoint: FDA plan to treat gene-edited animals like ‘walking drugs’ will stifle agricultural innovation
Nov. 3 marked One Health Day (www.onehealthcommission.org) – an international campaign to recognize the importance of a broad, trans-disciplinary approach ...
13 nations say it’s time to end ‘political posturing’ and embrace crop gene editing
Agricultural scientists have been excited about gene editing since it debuted several years ago. The technology dramatically cuts the time ...
Despite EU gene-editing restrictions, Dutch government may greenlight CRISPR crop studies
Dutch agriculture minister Carola Schouten is considering allowing experiments involving a ‘light form’ of crop genetic modification even though the ...
Viewpoint: Why the West should worry about losing the gene-editing race
I fear that the West is losing today’s version of the “space race” — this one to use and control gene ...
Viewpoint: Environmental gene editing shows promise, but requires ‘careful oversight’
In Burkina Faso, the government is considering the use of genetically modified mosquitoes to eradicate malaria. In Nantucket, Mass., officials ...
Video: Led by gene editing, these scientific breakthroughs are the future of agriculture
A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine identifies the most promising scientific breakthroughs that are ...
Animal biotechnologist Alison Van Eenennaam questions FDA plan to classify CRISPR gene-edited animals as drugs
The [FDA in 2019] will roll out several guidance documents meant to provide “intensive assistance” for navigating its guidelines for ...
Healthier oil? US farmers poised for first harvest of gene-edited soybeans
Farmers in the United States are poised to harvest, for the first time, 6,500 hectares of genetically modified soybeans that ...
Viewpoint: Experts need to engage, educate the public on benefits of animal gene editing
Gene editing shows considerable potential for improving animal health and welfare and food safety while reducing dependence on antimicrobials and ...
New ‘scuba rice’ could protect 49 million acres of rice fields from flooding
According to some estimates, half the world depends on rice as its staple food. But as the climate changes, rice cultivation ...
Two moms, no dad? Gene editing allows same-sex mice to have babies
Using gene editing and stem cells, researchers in China have helped mice of the same sex bear pups. While this ...
First ever gene-edited wheat that produces high fiber flour could hit the market by 2020
[The biotech firm Calyxt] has completed the inaugural harvest of its high-fiber wheat product, the world’s first gene-edited, consumer-focused wheat ...
Japan poised to permit gene editing on human embryos by 2019
Japan has issued draft guidelines that allow the use of gene-editing tools in human embryos. The proposal was released by ...
In-body gene editing successful in first trial, targeting Hunter syndrome
A therapy that edits genes directly in the human body might be safe, suggest early findings from the first trial ...
Measuring the risks, potential of CRISPR
The gene editing technology CRISPR has prompted both breathless predictions of medical breakthroughs and warnings of apocalypse. Yale Insights asked ...
Europe’s decision to reject gene edited crops signals it is losing its commitment to sustainable agriculture
At the same time as Swedish agriculture is affected by the worst drought in recent memory, the European Court of ...
Viewpoint: Why we shouldn’t be deterred by CRISPR’s ‘rollercoaster year’
Despite spooking investors, new insights into DNA repair and the CRISPR gene-editing system are part and parcel of its progress ...
The next food revolution: Brought to you by CRISPR gene editing
Crispr has the potential to boost yields, disease resistance, and taste, and even tackle allergens like gluten. It could radically ...
5 ways the USDA could resolve challenges surrounding ‘bioengineered’ food labels
Two years ago, President Obama signed the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Law (NBFDL) into law, requiring food manufacturers to disclose the presence ...
Rekindling the debate over using CRISPR to edit human embryos
Facing criticism from fellow scientists, the researcher behind the world’s largest effort to edit human embryos with CRISPR is vowing ...
When is it ok to edit the genome of a human embryo? Americans have mixed opinions
We’ve reached the point in scientific and technological advancement that editing our own genomes, or those of humans not yet ...
Using gene editing to merge an organism’s chromosomes into ‘one giant molecule’
Complex organisms have complex genomes. While bacteria and archaea keep all of their genes on a single loop of DNA, ...
EU court ruling limiting gene editing ironically underscores safety of modified crops
A European Union court [July 25th] issued a new decision about GMOs. Disappointingly, this decision is likely to further confuse rather than ...
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue redoubles effort to promote gene editing, risk-based regulations
The USDA plans to double down efforts to work with partners globally towards science-based regulatory approaches. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture ...
Gene-edited crops declared GMOs in EU court ruling
Organisms created by methods that alter the DNA, including CRISPR gene editing, should be subject to the same EU laws as ...
Gene drives could speed up inheritance of certain beneficial traits in mammals, study finds
Researchers have used CRISPR, the genome editing tool, to speed the inheritance of specific genes in mammals for the first ...
