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No Regulatory Exemption for Gene-Edited Products in EU
No Regulatory Exemption for Gene-Edited Products in EU
The European Court of Justice has decided that organisms made with precision techniques such as CRISPR will be subject to the same rules as transgenic plants or animals.
The European Court of Justice has decided that organisms made with precision techniques such as CRISPR will be subject to the same rules as transgenic plants or animals.
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UK Judges Receive Primers on Forensic Science
Catherine Offord | Mar 1, 2018 | 4 min read
Scientists in the U.K., in collaboration with members of the judiciary, have launched the first in a series of explanatory documents designed to help integrate science into the courtroom.
Point of Order
The Scientist Staff | Feb 28, 2018 | 1 min read
Watch Niamh Nic Daéid’s TedX talk about forensic evidence in the courtroom.
EU Advisor Recommends Regulatory Exemption for Gene Editing
Catherine Offord | Jan 18, 2018 | 2 min read
Crops produced using mutagenic technologies such as CRISPR should generally be exempt from regulatory laws governing GMOs, according to the published opinion.
Nobel Laureates Protest Iranian Researcher’s Detention, Death Sentence
Shawna Williams | Nov 23, 2017 | 2 min read
Disaster medicine researcher Ahmadreza Djalali was convicted of spying for foreign governments.
Italian Earthquake Researchers Jailed
Bob Grant | Oct 22, 2012 | 1 min read
Seven people, including four scientists, are sentenced to 6 years imprisonment for failing to adequately assess the earthquake risk prior to a deadly 2009 quake.