In the summer months, genomic techniques have been the centre of some quite debates: amongst others, the US Department of Agriculture proposed to exempt some gene edited plant varieties from the biotechnology law; a study has analysed how these technologies are perceived by the public, concluding that the purpose for which are used plays an […]
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SUSTAINABILITY - 1 February 2022
NEW GENOMIC TECHNIQUES: UK & CHINA FRONTRUNNERS IN RELAX OF RESTRICTIONS
More and more crops that have been genetically modified are being approved for field experimentation, such as lettuce, rice, maize. Whereas in the UK political declaration are pointing at the direction of a more relax legislative environment for gene editing, in China, public authorities are about to draft new rules to ease the application and approval procedure for edited crops.
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Written by Farm Europe