CRISPR-edited crops free to enter market, skip regulation

The first CRISPR-edited crops presented to the US regulatory system can be cultivated and sold without oversight by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), the agency said in a pair of letters posted in April. The decisions could reduce by millions the cost of development of the crops: an anti-brow...

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Published inNature biotechnology Vol. 34; no. 6; p. 582
Main Author Waltz, Emily
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Nature Publishing Group 01.06.2016
Subjects
Agricultural industry
Business costs
Crops
Genetically altered foods
Genetically modified crops
Laws, regulations and rules
Regulatory approval
United States
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Summary:The first CRISPR-edited crops presented to the US regulatory system can be cultivated and sold without oversight by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), the agency said in a pair of letters posted in April. The decisions could reduce by millions the cost of development of the crops: an anti-browning mushroom and a waxy corn genetically modified with the gene editing tool CRISPR-Cas9. Some scientists hailed the decision as a step in the right direction, although media outlets and other interested parties said it illustrates the murky state of US biotech regulations.
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ISSN:1087-0156
1546-1696
DOI:10.1038/nbt0616-582