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Is the ‘Monsanto effect’ now looming in animal breeding?
Breeding company receives approval to market patented CRISPR pigs in the USA
The animal breeding company, Genus, has received permission to market pigs developed with new genetic engineering techniques (NGTs) to make them resistant to viruses. The CRISPR-edited pigs are said…
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EFSA is hiding data on genetically engineered burgers
Public transparency threatened also for NGTs
The US company ‘Impossible Foods’ has used genetic engineering (GE) to develop a blood-like dye that imitates the taste and appearance of meat. The protein, which is similar to…
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Planned EU deregulation of NGT plants in conflict with international law
An expert opinion commissioned by the German government and an in-depth Testbiotech analysis show it contravenes international obligations
An expert opinion commissioned by the German government shows that the planned deregulation of plants obtained from new genetic engineering (new genomic techniques, NGTs) is in conflict with international…
