Abstract
There is an urgent need to reform the regulation of transgenic and genome-edited food animals. Now is the time to simplify regulatory safety guidelines based on science before it is too late to have these animals in place to meet societal needs in coming decades.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 371-373 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Trends in biotechnology |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We thank Prof. Kongming Wu, academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering and director of the Agricultural GMOs Safety Committee of China, for valuable advice. This work was supported by the Science, Technology and Innovation Commission of Shenzhen Municipality (JCKYZDKY202009), the Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program (ASTIP-IAS05), and the National Major Transgenic Breeding Project of China (2016ZX08006-001). K.L. Z.F. and Y.M. initially wrote the manuscript; P.B.H. helped subsequently. The authors have no interests to declare.
Funding Information:
We thank Prof. Kongming Wu, academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering and director of the Agricultural GMOs Safety Committee of China, for valuable advice. This work was supported by the Science, Technology and Innovation Commission of Shenzhen Municipality ( JCKYZDKY202009 ), the Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program ( ASTIP-IAS05 ), and the National Major Transgenic Breeding Project of China ( 2016ZX08006-001 ).
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Keywords
- commercialization
- food safety
- regulatory strategy