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Regulatory frameworks can facilitate or hinder the potential for genome editing to contribute to sustainable agricultural development

The advent of new breeding techniques (NBTs), in particular genome editing (GEd), has provided more accurate and precise ways to introduce targeted changes in the genome of both plants and animals. This has resulted in the use of the technology by a wider variety of stakeholders for different applic...

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Autores principales: Mbaya, Hellen, Lillico, Simon, Kemp, Steve, Simm, Geoff, Raybould, Alan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9562833/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36246373
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2022.959236
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author Mbaya, Hellen
Lillico, Simon
Kemp, Steve
Simm, Geoff
Raybould, Alan
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description The advent of new breeding techniques (NBTs), in particular genome editing (GEd), has provided more accurate and precise ways to introduce targeted changes in the genome of both plants and animals. This has resulted in the use of the technology by a wider variety of stakeholders for different applications in comparison to transgenesis. Regulators in different parts of the world are now examining their current frameworks to assess their applicability to these NBTs and their products. We looked at how countries selected from a sample of geographical regions globally are currently handling applications involving GEd organisms and what they foresee as opportunities and potential challenges to acceptance of the technology in their jurisdictions. In addition to regulatory frameworks that create an enabling environment for these NBTs, acceptance of the products by the public is vitally important. We, therefore, suggest that early stakeholder engagement and communication to the public be emphasized to foster public acceptance even before products are ready for market. Furthermore, global cooperation and consensus on issues cutting across regions will be crucial in avoiding regulatory-related bottlenecks that affect global trade and agriculture.
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spelling pubmed-95628332022-10-15 Regulatory frameworks can facilitate or hinder the potential for genome editing to contribute to sustainable agricultural development Mbaya, Hellen Lillico, Simon Kemp, Steve Simm, Geoff Raybould, Alan Front Bioeng Biotechnol Bioengineering and Biotechnology The advent of new breeding techniques (NBTs), in particular genome editing (GEd), has provided more accurate and precise ways to introduce targeted changes in the genome of both plants and animals. This has resulted in the use of the technology by a wider variety of stakeholders for different applications in comparison to transgenesis. Regulators in different parts of the world are now examining their current frameworks to assess their applicability to these NBTs and their products. We looked at how countries selected from a sample of geographical regions globally are currently handling applications involving GEd organisms and what they foresee as opportunities and potential challenges to acceptance of the technology in their jurisdictions. In addition to regulatory frameworks that create an enabling environment for these NBTs, acceptance of the products by the public is vitally important. We, therefore, suggest that early stakeholder engagement and communication to the public be emphasized to foster public acceptance even before products are ready for market. Furthermore, global cooperation and consensus on issues cutting across regions will be crucial in avoiding regulatory-related bottlenecks that affect global trade and agriculture. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-30 /pmc/articles/PMC9562833/ /pubmed/36246373 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2022.959236 Text en Copyright © 2022 Mbaya, Lillico, Kemp, Simm and Raybould. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Regulatory frameworks can facilitate or hinder the potential for genome editing to contribute to sustainable agricultural development
title Regulatory frameworks can facilitate or hinder the potential for genome editing to contribute to sustainable agricultural development
title_full Regulatory frameworks can facilitate or hinder the potential for genome editing to contribute to sustainable agricultural development
title_fullStr Regulatory frameworks can facilitate or hinder the potential for genome editing to contribute to sustainable agricultural development
title_full_unstemmed Regulatory frameworks can facilitate or hinder the potential for genome editing to contribute to sustainable agricultural development
title_short Regulatory frameworks can facilitate or hinder the potential for genome editing to contribute to sustainable agricultural development
title_sort regulatory frameworks can facilitate or hinder the potential for genome editing to contribute to sustainable agricultural development
topic Bioengineering and Biotechnology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9562833/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36246373
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2022.959236
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