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The agriculture industry says it is important for the government to act quickly on gene editing because the rest of the world, other than the European Union, has adopted the practice. Clearly spelling out guidance will allow companies to invest in Canada.
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Federal government’s plan to approve gene editing slows down

Hold-up appears to be how to satisfy organic sector, which opposes biotech tool because of impact on sensitive markets

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Glacier FarmMedia – Guidance on how gene editing will be used in Canadian plant breeding is still not available and that doesn’t sit well with the Conservative opposition. “This is important and we need this done,” said agriculture critic John Barlow in an interview. He raised the concern during a standing agriculture committee meeting on […] Read more
“I think the opportunities are so exciting,” said Jennifer Doudna, a biochemist at the University of California at Berkeley. “CRISPR is already being used to manipulate properties of plants that include crop yields, drought tolerance, pest tolerance, things that are going to have important implications around the world especially as we deal with the challenges of climate change.”
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Scientist still sees CRISPR acceptance issues

Co-discoverer of gene editing says researchers have responsibility to be as transparent with the public as possible

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Glacier FarmMedia – Agriculture has a powerful set of tools in CRISPR gene-editing technology to overcome the twin challenges of preserving and increasing food production while minimizing greenhouse gases, said one of CRISPR’s discoverers. “I think the opportunities are so exciting,” said Jennifer Doudna, a biochemist at the University of California at Berkeley. “CRISPR is […] Read more

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