US gene-editing ruling delights plant scientists
by Robin McKie Science editor from Environment | The Guardian on (#3M6AW)
Ruling paves way for creation of new genetically altered crops
Researchers in the US have been given the go-ahead to use gene-editing techniques to alter crops and plants. The decision opens the door for scientists to create a new generation of genetically altered crops without serious restriction and paves the way for approvals for similar work in Britain and the rest of Europe.
The decision - by the US Department of Agriculture - has delighted scientists who had feared that limitations on the creation and growing of genetically modified crops would also be imposed on crops created using far simpler gene-editing techniques.
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