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21. American biotech lobbyist drives GMO deregulation discussions in UK, EU: (2024); ... “ag-biotech” to lobbying directly for a DC-based corporation trying to punt everything biotech, from GMO apples and GMO salmon to GMO mosquitoes, gene therapy and animal cloning. A report in a German ...; Created on 13 August 2024
22. World views and the UK Genetic Technology Act – consumer perceptions survey ...: (Uncategorised); Invitation to take part in new research project examining relationship between world views and perceptions of gene-edited food Have you ever wondered what drives agricultural GMO enthusiasts to want to ...; Created on 10 June 2024
23. Review 542 – GMOs in General / Special Event / GMO Animals, Insects, Trees / Non-GMO Successes ...: (News review); Welcome to Review 542, which focuses on GMOs in general, including GM animals, insects, and trees, and on non-GMO successes. There’s also a special conference on the integrity of science, in memory of ...; Created on 20 April 2023
24. CRISPR/Cas gene editing found to cause heritable changes in gene regulation in mice ...: (2021); Effects could still be identified after ten generations A recent scientific publication shows that CRISPR/Cas genome editing in mice can lead to unintentional epigenomic changes post modification, ...; Created on 11 March 2021
25. Nobel Prize for CRISPR gene bomb ...: (2020); CRISPR and new forms of gene manipulation must not be allowed anywhere near our food systems or into the wider environment EXCERPT: Other scientific studies have argued a series of other potential ...; Created on 23 October 2020
26. Survey: Gene editing technologies in conservation ...: (2020); Results show few conservation organisations have engaged fully with the issue of gene editing EXCERPT: “It is ... a relatively short step from re-engineering wild animals to conserve them to re-engineering ...; Created on 23 September 2020
27. NGOs call for moratorium on gene drive organisms ...: (2020); ... – otherwise we might be more relaxed about them! --- NGOs call for moratorium on controversial "gene drive organisms" By Natasha Foote EURACTIV.com, 3 Jul 2020 https://www.euractiv.com/section/health-consumers/news/ngos-call-for-moratorium-on-controversial-gene-drive-organism ...; Created on 06 July 2020
28. De-regulation of gene editing "out of the question" – Greens ...: (2020); After dissident group of German Greens lobbied for gene editing to be de-regulated, spokesmen re-affirm Party's commitment to strong regulation under the EU's GMO laws In the wake of the publicati ...; Created on 22 June 2020
29. Need for "cut-off criteria" to prevent the uncontrolled spread of gene drive organisms ...: (2020); ... for "cut-off criteria" to prevent the uncontrolled spread of gene drive organisms Biosafety Information Centre, 6 May 2020 https://biosafety-info.net/articles/biosafety-science/emerging-trends-techniques/need-for-cut-off-criteria-to-prevent-the-uncontrolled-spread-of-gene-drive-organism ...; Created on 06 May 2020
30. Spreading the risks: When genetically engineered organisms go wild ...: (2020); ... Sciences Europe addresses specific environmental risks associated with genetically engineered (GE) plants that can spread and propagate in the environment. It is the first publication that focuses on on ...; Created on 04 March 2020
31. Researchers are substantially undercounting gene-editing errors ...: (2020); The standard gene-editing tool, CRISPR-Cas9, frequently produces a type of DNA mutation that ordinary genetic analysis misses Here's a good article on a paper that GMWatch also recently reported on ...; Created on 25 February 2020
32. Netflix's "Unnatural Selection" ducks the big questions about gene editing ...: (2019); The techno-utopian finale of the new Netflix docuseries celebrates a feat of "gene editing" that is anything but This important but entertaining article is well worth reading in full. --- Netflix ...; Created on 14 November 2019
33. Honeybees – nature conservation with genetic engineering? ...: (2019); Gene scissor CRISPR being used to produce pesticide-resistant honeybees In February 2019, the first paper on using CRISPR technology to produce pesticide-resistant honeybees was published in South ...; Created on 03 July 2019
34. EFSA gene drive working group fails independence test ...: (2019); Two-thirds of the expert group created by EFSA to work on the risks posed by gene drives have financial links with organisations developing this technology EXCERPT: EFSA has failed to recruit a panel ...; Created on 01 July 2019
35. Gene drive mosquitoes and the new era of medical colonialism ...: (2019); African governments are selling out to agribusiness and US military interests, say Mariam Mayet, Lim Li Ching and Eva Sirinathsinghji The highly contentious issue of gene drive technologies – a ...; Created on 22 January 2019
36. Gene drive symposium ...: (2018); Interdisciplinary symposium on gene drives with a focus on their scientific, ethical, socio-economic and regulatory aspects FRIDAY 24 MAY 2019 9:00―17:00 Eventforum Bern Fabrikstrasse 12 3012 Bern, ...; Created on 06 December 2018
37. African Union's endorsement of unproven gene drive mosquitoes "misguided" ...: (2018); Technology cannot be recalled; effects are completely unknown The African Union (AU) is paving the way for the entry of the latest and most controversial form of genetic engineering – gene drive technologies. ...; Created on 05 November 2018
38. Gene drive organisms: German ministry warns of risks from releases ...: (2018); Ministry urged to support a moratorium The German Ministry for the Environment has, in response to an open letter sent by several civil society organisations, issued a statement very critical of genetically ...; Created on 15 October 2018
39. Gene editing in agriculture poses new risks to health, environment ...: (2018); New report documents growing body of science demonstrating need for safety assessment, oversight  On the heels of the European Court of Justice’s ruling requiring organisms developed using new genetic ...; Created on 12 September 2018
40. Leading African opponent of gene drive mozzies denied Canadian visa days before UN forum ...: (2018); ... millions of dollars to promote gene drives, a powerful technology that could be used to render species extinct, or create new kinds of corporate control of agriculture and the environment. -- Leadin ...; Created on 05 July 2018

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