GMOs
US signs policy statement supporting genome editing
The United States and 12 other countries have signed a joint statement of support for policies that enable agricultural innovation, including genome editing. The International Statement on Agricultural Applications of Precision Biotechnology was released in... more »
US specialty crops industry unfazed by EU’s GMO ruling
Specialty crop industry leaders see a future in new gene editing techniques, despite an unfavorable European Union high court ruling. The Court Justice of the European Union (ECJ) ruled in July that both mutagenesis or... more »
Environmental group: Wendy’s has no plans to buy Arctic apples
Wendy's, one of the nation’s top restaurant chains, has confirmed the company does not plan to sell or use the genetically modified Arctic apple, according to an environmental group called Friends of the Earth (FOE). Earlier this... more »