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“In the EU, all genetically engineered organisms must undergo a mandatory risk assessment. In the USA, on the other hand, there are no such legal requirements. There are nevertheless also stakeholders in the EU who want to market their products as quickly as possible. Their goal: plants and animals and related products developed with new …
“A big concern is that while CRISPR is relatively simple and powerful, it isn’t perfect. Scientists have recently learned that the approach to gene editing can inadvertently wipe out and rearrange large swaths of DNA in ways that may imperil human health. That follows recent studies showing that CRISPR-edited cells can inadvertently trigger cancer. That’s …
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“The symbol the USDA chose says “bioengineered” rather than GMO and depicts a field and a sun, which is intentionally deceptive. These are natural images used to communicate the presence of decidedly un-natural ingredients in a food. It’s as if the PR department at Bayer/Monsanto came up with it themselves!” ANHUSA: The Pulse of Natural …
WWW has reported on this in our food supply…‘A Disaster’: Critics Pounce on Trump USDA’s New GMO Labeling Rule CRISPR Gene-Editing Tool Linked to Increased Cancer Risk in Studies CRISPR-Cas9 interferes with a tumor-suppressing protein in cells Health Science By Mike Barrett For several years now, scientists have been gushing over the possibilities swirling around …
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Europe Tightens Restrictions on CRISPR Gene-Edited Crops Proponents of the ruling say CRISPR-Cas9 is largely untested Latest News By Julie Fidler Posted On July 28, 2018 Read more: http://naturalsociety.com/europe-tightens-restrictions-crispr-gene-edited-crops-1649/#ixzz5YAdV2v3e Follow us: @naturalsociety on Twitter | NaturalSociety on Facebook Europe’s highest court ruled July 25 that crops edited with CRISPR technology should face the same …
CRISPR causes greater genetic damage than previously thought Published: 17 July 2018 Scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute have discovered that CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing can cause greater genetic damage in cells than was previously thought. These results create safety implications for gene therapies using CRISPR/Cas9 in the future as the unexpected damage could lead to …