European scientists call for EU rethink of «retrograde» gene-editing legislation
Scientists across Europe are calling for a rethink on the restriction of genome editing technology by the newly-elected European Parliament and European Commission.
The open statement is signed by 126 research institutes and comes exactly one year after the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that plants obtained by gene editing should be treated as genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The statement argues that EU scientists and plant breeders should be allowed to use genome editing with CRISPR as a faster and more efficient way of producing food sustainably.
Zum EuGH-Urteil vom 25. Juli 2018 (Rechtssache C-528/16), siehe nzz.ch