Is gene-editing doomed to the same fate as GMOs? Coalition offers alternative path to public trust

By Elizabeth Crawford

13-Aug-2021 Last updated on 13-Aug-2021 at 14:56 GMT

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Worried that biotechnologies, such as those used to create non-browning mushrooms, are inadequately regulated or could be unfairly shunned by the public, a coalition of non-governmental organizations this week published a six-point framework for the “responsible governance” of gene-editing in agriculture.

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