• Home
• About GeneWatch
• GM Crops and Food
• GM animals
• New Genetic Engineering Techniques
  • Press releases
  • Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act
• Human Genetics
• Laboratory and Industrial Use
• Research Agendas and Patenting
• Trade issues
• Biological Weapons
• Publications
• Press Releases

You are in New Genetic Engineering Techniques → Press articles

Press articles

Recent Articles

• The Guardian: UK moves closer to allowing gene editing of crops by allowing more research (20th January 2022)
  

• EU Observer: Commission under fire for new 'deregulatory' approach to GMOs (30th April 2021)
  

• in Press articles
  Euractiv: Commission reopens gene editing's box amid sustainability claims (29th April 2021)
  

• EurActiv: Further guidance required for assessment of gene drive technology, says EFSA (16th November 2020)
  

• The Grocer: Has the debate on gene editing missed the question? (23rd September 2020)
  

• Feed Navigator: Non-GMO advocates hail 'first open source detection test' for a gene-edited GM crop (8th September 2020)
  

• The Herald: Joanna Blythman: If gene editing to 'improve' food sounds too good to be true, that’s because it is (22nd August 2020)
  

• Science Daily: The EU not ready for the release of Gene drive organisms into the environment (7th May 2020)
  

• Biotech Salon: In Light of Big Mistakes Made by Developers of "Poster Child" GMO Products like Hornless Cattle and Golden Rice, FDA is Justified in Requiring Regulation (17th February 2020)
  

• Euractiv: 'New GMOs': Kyriakides gets off on wrong foot with biased consultation (5th February 2020)
  

• The Scotsman: Dolly the Sheep scientists hope DNA editing can wipe out grey squirrels
  

• EurActiv: EU study to clarify gene editing court ruling further muddies waters (5th December 2019)
  

• in Press articles
  Bloomberg: China and the U.S. are racing to create a 'super pig' (3rd December 2019)
  

• Green European Journal: Reopening GMO Rules Would Be a Dangerous Waste of Time and Money (25th November 2019)
  

• Salon: Netflix's "Unnatural Selection" ducks the big questions about gene editing (10th November 2019)
  

• Japan Times: Despite consumer concerns, GMOs with genes removed expected to go on sale in Japan later this year (7th October 2019)
  

• in Press articles
  Science News: Gene editing can make fruit flies into 'monarch flies' (2nd October 2019)
  

• Science Daily: CRISPRed fruit flies mimic monarch butterfly, and could make you vomit (2nd October 2019)
  

• Independent Science News: Gene-Editing Unintentionally Adds Bovine DNA, Goat DNA, and Bacterial DNA, Mouse Researchers Find (23rd September 2019)
  

• The Mainichi: Editorial: Gov't should give consumers choice on genome-edited foods (23rd September 2019)
  

• The Examiner: Tasmania to change GMO regulations to protect brand status (3rd September 2019)
  

• in Press articles
  Wired: Brazil's Plans for Gene-Edited Cows Got Scrapped - Here's Why (26th August 2019)
  

• StatNews: Gene editing to stop Lyme disease: caution is warranted (22nd August 2019)
  

• World Grain: Groups say USDA biotech draft rule is flawed (7th August 2019)
  

• in Press articles
  EurActiv: Organic farmers oppose separate framework for new plant breeding techniques (30th July 2019)
  

• Science: To feed its 1.4 billion, China bets big on genome editing of crops (29th July 2019)
  

• in Press articles
  EurActiv: Give the people what they want: Non-GMO sells (22nd July 2019)
  

• EnviroNews Nigeria: Campaigners label IUCN's genetic engineering report 'one-sided' (17th July 2019)
  

• EurActiv: The EU must not de-regulate gene-edited crops and foods (9th July 2019)
  

• Phys.org: New study on gene editing in wildlife finds people are wary (26th June 2019)
  

• The Guardian: Candidate to run global food body will 'not defend' EU stance on GM (2nd June 2019)
  

• Quartz: The perils and promises of redesigning animals to meet our needs (2nd May 2019)
  

• ABC: CRISPR editing of plants and animals gets green light in Australia. Now what? (30th April 2019)
  

• Times of India: Gene-editing tech may help propogate mutated viruses: Study (28th April 2019)
  

• Phys.org: Gene-editing technology to create virus-resistant cassava plant has opposite effect, researchers find (27th April 2019)
  

• in Press articles
  TPR: Scientists Release Controversial Genetically Modified Mosquitoes In High-Security Lab (20th February 2019)
  

• in Press articles
  The Guardian: Scientists rewrite mice DNA so genes can be spread through species (23rd January 2019)
  

• The Wall Street Journal: Big Tongues and Extra Vertebrae: The Unintended Consequences of Animal Gene Editing (14th December 2018)
  

• FruitNet: Gene editing "no silver bullet" after Gove speech (3rd December 2018)
  

• Defense One: The US Military Is Genetically Engineering New Life Forms To Detect Enemy Subs (1st Decmber 2018)
  

• The Washington Post: 'Gene drive' research to fight diseases can proceed cautiously, U.N. group decides (30th November 2018)
  

• The Sydney Morning Herald: Genetically modified plants escape regulation under new proposals (23rd October 2018)
  

• FruitNet: Soil Association hits back at Eustice over gene editing (5th October 2018)
  

• Food Navigator: 'We take a science-based approach to GM regulation': UK to consider relaxing gene editing ban post Brexit (14th September 2018)
  

• EuroNews: Bayer, BASF to pursue plant gene editing elsewhere after EU ruling (27th July 2018)
  

• Reuters: EU top court says mutagenesis falls under EU GMO rules (26th July 2018)
  

• EurActiv: Industry shocked by EU Court decision to put gene editing technique under GM law (25th July 2018)
  

• The Guardian: Gene-edited plants and animals are GM foods, EU court rules (25th July 2018)
  

• The Parliament Magazine: ECJ rules that 'new breeding techniques' are GMOs (25th July 2018)
  

• Feed Navigator: EU court says crops obtained by mutagenesis are GMOs (25th July 2018)
  

• FruitNet: ECJ stands firm on gene editing (25th July 2018)
  

• BBC: Gene editing is GM, says European Court (25th July 2018)
  

• Nature: CRISPR plants now subject to tough GM laws in Europe (25th July 2018)
  

• Chemistry World: What the ECJ ruling means for gene editing (25th July 2018)
  

• Nature: Controversial CRISPR 'gene drives' tested in mammals for the first time (6th July 2018)
  

• NPR: Report For Defense Department Ranks Top Threats From 'Synthetic Biology' (19th June 2018)
  

• in Press articles
  The Harvard Gazette: Pig organs for human patients: A challenge fit for CRISPR (30th May 2018)
  

• The Australian: CSIRO investigates gene war strategy to rub out feral cats (26th May 2018)
  

• The Telegraph: Gene-edited super-crops to be grown in UK for the first time (22nd May 2018)
  

• Phys.org: Where GM meets GE (18th May 2018)
  

• EurActiv: The EU needs to speak up to avoid 'backdoor' GMOs on our plates (16th May 2018)
  

• EurActiv: EU seeds industry: No sense to label products from new breeding techniques (14th May 2018)
  

• Science: U.S. agencies clash over who should regulate genetically engineered livestock (19th April 2018)
  

• Science: U.S. agencies clash over who should regulate genetically engineered livestock (19th April 2018)
  

• The Wall Street Journal: Is This Tomato Engineered? Inside the Coming Battle Over Gene-Edited Food (15th April 2018)
  

• Bloomberg: BASF to Crank Up R&D 'Two Gears' With Bayer Seeds, Next CEO Says (12th April 2018)
  

• FastCompany: CRISPR-altered plants are not going to be regulated (for now) (30th March 2018)
  

• MIT Technology Review: Farmland gene editors want cows without horns, pigs without tails, and business without regulations (12th March 2018)
  

• Sydney Morning Herald: Could WA be the genetic testing ground for 'synthetic mice' to end mice? (24th February 2018)
  

• Wired: Process of Elimination (28th February 2018)
  

• iam: DowDuPont revealed as the surprise leader in global CRISPR patents; study points to potential trouble ahead (13th February 2018)
  

• Reuters: French seed group says GMO protests could force R&D relocation (16th January 2018)
  

• Gizmodo: Why CRISPR-Edited Food May Be in Supermarkets Sooner Than You Think (16th January 2018)
  

• Farmers Guardian: Michael Gove's embrace of gene editing prompts 'Frankencow' backlash (10th January 2018)
  

• Daily Mail: Gove says 'Frankencows' made using genetic modification could be allowed after Brexit to help farmers produce 'more valuable' animals (4th January 2018)
  

• in Press articles
  The Telegraph: Genetically-modified animals could be sold in UK after Brexit, says Michael Gove (4th January 2018)
  

• MIT Technology Review: These Are Not Your Father's GMOs (19th December 2017)
  

• The Western Producer: Playing God: are we prepared to use gene drive technology? (14th December 2017)
  

• Technology Review: Farmers Seek to Deploy Powerful Gene Drive (12th December 2017)
  

• AFP: Genetic tool that can doom a species under UN review (5th December 2017)
  

• NZ Herald: Conservation minister opposes GM-rodent plan (5th December 2017)
  

• Independent Science News: Gates Foundation Hired PR Firm to Manipulate UN Over Gene Drives (4th December 2017)
  

• The Guardian: US military agency invests USD100m in genetic extinction technologies (4th December 2017)
  

• NZ Herald: The Big Read: What happened when one expert killer was visited by the US military's science agency (4th December 2017)
  

• Quanta: New Model Warns About CRISPR Gene Drives in the Wild (16th November 2017)
  

• New York Times: 'Gene Drives' Are Too Risky for Field Trials, Scientists Say (16th November 2017)
  

• Stuff: Gene editing not a panacea for eradicating wild pests (15th November 2017)
  

• Quartz: Chinese scientists stuck a mouse gene into pigs to make 12 low-fat piglets (23rd October 2017)
  

• in Press articles
  The Scientist: Gene Drive Limitations (9th October 2017)
  

• C&EN: Activists warn of algae escape (2nd October 2017)
  

• Transform Magazine: Should genetic engineering be used as a tool for conservation? (29th September 2017)
  

• Euractiv: Amsterdam wants to revive talks on new plant breeding techniques (11th September 2017)
  

• STAT: U.S. scientists edit genome of human embryo, but cast doubt on possibility of 'designer babies' (2nd August 2017)
  

• in Press articles
  Telegraph: Questor: Animal geneticist's risks 
too great to be a cash cow (29th July 2017)
  

• Gizmodo: Genetically Engineering Nature Will Be Way More Complicated Than We Thought (21st July 2017)
  

• YaleEnvironment360: Should Genetic Engineering Be Used as a Tool for Conservation? (20th July 2017)
  

• Science: How will we keep controversial gene drive technology in check? (19th July 2017)
  

• Fox Business: Monsanto Bets on Next Phase of High-Tech Crops, but It's Not Alone (7th May 2017)
  

• in Press articles
  The Conversation: Gene drives may cause a revolution, but safeguards and public engagement are needed (5th May 2017)
  

• Cosmos: Benefits and dangers in altering our evolutionary trajectory (2nd May 2017)
  

• ABC: Scientists calling for national discussion on gene-editing technology (2nd May 2017)
  

• Slate: The U.S. Regulations for Biotechnology Are Woefully Out of Date (21st April 2017)
  

• Backchannel: Inside the Glowing-Plant Startup That Just Gave up Its Quest (19th April 2017)
  

• Civil Eats: Monsanto's Driverless Car: Is CRISPR Gene Editing Driving Seed Consolidation? (10th April 2017)
  

• The Ecologist: 'New Breeding Techniques' and synthetic biology - genetic engineering by another name (4th April 2017)
  

• The Western Producer: Speak out to avoid GM mistakes, urges Bayer (16th March 2017)
  

• New Scientist: Backyard gene editing risks creating a monster (15th March 2017)
  

• MIT Technology Review: First Gene Drive in Mammals Could Aid Vast New Zealand Eradication Plan (10th February 2017)
  

• Science: Proposed U.S. biotech rules raise industry hopes and anxieties (27th January 2017)
  

• Nature: Gene-edited animals face US regulatory crackdown (19th January 2017)
  

• New York Times: These Foods Aren't Genetically Modified but They Are 'Edited' (9th January 2017)
  

• New York Times: National Biotechnology Panel Faces New Conflict of Interest Questions (27th December 2016)
  

• New York Times: Clean Tech Rises Again, Retooling Nature for Industrial Use (27th December 2016)
  

• Nature: 'Gene drive' moratorium shot down at UN biodiversity meeting (21st December 2016)
  

• Reuters: Strict approvals needed for gene-edited crops: German minister (22nd November 2016)
  

• Feed Navigator: France asks ECJ to decide if plants from new breeding techniques are GMOs (14th October 2016)
  

• Genes to Genomes: Can gene drives survive in the wild? (27th September 2016)
  

• in Press articles
  The Epoch Times: New Technology Spurs Consolidation in Seed Industry (27th September 2016)
  

• STAT: Monsanto licenses CRISPR technology to modify crops - with key restrictions (22nd September 2016)
  

• The National Law Review: GMO Food Labeling And CRISPR-modified Foods (22nd September 2016)
  

• in Press articles
  Scientific American: Harnessing the Power of Gene Drives to Save Wildlife (14th September 2016)
  

• Digital Journal: Controversial DNA research sparks ethical debate (6th September 2016)
  

• Fusion: How genetically engineered, Lyme-fighting mice could be the future of public health (17th August 2016)
  

• The San Diego Union Tribune: A path forward for gene drive technologies (6th August 2016)
  

• in Press articles
  Cape Cod Times: Genetically modified mice seen as possible weapon in Lyme disease fight (24th July 2016)
  

• STAT: Do CRISPR enthusiasts have their head in the sand about the safety of gene editing? (18th July 2016)
  

• Undark: The Tricky Business of Regulating Biology (30th June 2016)
  

• The Guardian: It's time society discussed the ethical issues raised by the gene revolution (12th June 2016)
  

• The Guardian: The National Academies' Gene Drive study has ignored important and obvious issues (9th June 2016)
  

• The Washington Post: National Academies: Too soon to release 'gene-drive' organisms into nature (8th June 2016)
  

• Nature: Gene editing can drive science to openness (8th June 2016)
  

• Nature: Fast-spreading genetic mutations pose ecological risk (8th June 2016)
  

• STAT: 'Gene drive' organisms should be tested in field trials, not widely released, experts say (8th June 2016)
  

• Science: U.S. academies give cautious go-ahead to gene drive (8th June 2016)
  

• MIT Technology Review: Gene Drives That Tinker With Evolution are an Unknown Risk, Researchers Say (8th June 2016)
  

• New York Times: Panel Endorses 'Gene Drive' Technology That Can Alter Entire Species (8th June 2016)
  

• Reuters: From hardy pigs to super-crops, gene editing poses new EU dilemma (26th May 2016)
  

• BuzzFeed: Europe Is Rethinking The Meaning Of A GMO (8th May 2016)
  

• The Observer: US moves to sell gene-edited mushrooms fuel doubts over British ban on GM imports (24th April 2016)
  

• Euractiv: Fresh EU-US trade spat brewing over new plant breeding techniques (22nd April 2016)
  

• The Ecologist: New GMOs are 'not GM' - EU folds under US pressure (21st April 2016)
  

• TeleSUR: US Gov't Pressured EU Officials to Disregard GMO Laws (21st April 2016)
  

• Farm Futures: DuPont Pioneer uses CRISPR-Cas enabled breeding to advance waxy corn (19th April 2016)
  

• EurActiv: Decision on new plant breeding techniques further delayed (31st March 2016)
  

• Co.Exist: The gene-editing tool could create drought-resistant grain or allergy-free peanuts. Will a society on edge about genetically modified food embrace this newest innovation? (15th March 2016)
  

• Nature: Welcome to the CRISPR zoo (9th March 2016)
  

• Ethical Consumer: New genetic engineering techniques could slip through the regulatory safety net (22nd February 2016)
  

• San Diego Business Journal: Co.'s Crops Find A Middle Ground (18th February 2016)
  

• GEN: Backseat Gene Drivers Wanted (23rd November 2015)
  

• New Zealand Herald: Simon Terry: GM guardian's error a grave failing (6th June 2014)
  

• New Zealand Herald: GM guardian's error a grave failing (6th June 2014)
  

↑ Top