Radical genetech bill ignores global standards at Kiwi producers’ peril
Failing to recognise Europe’s role as standards setter for gene edited foods would set NZ up for needless trade losses .
Economic growth is the stated …
Gene Tech Law Fails to Protect Against Big Economic Risks
Planned law bundles widely supported applications of gene science with much more risky uses in the outdoors, without properly protecting NZ Inc from their economic risks. Time to split …
What’s at Risk if GMO Regulation Goes Light?
New Zealand’s unusual degree of exposure to the economic risks posed by GMOs is the first signal that well founded regulation of their outdoor use is needed. GMOs are …
Open Source Detection Test for First Gene Edited Crop
Today’s release of an open source test for detecting the first “gene edited” crop is a game changer.
It refutes claims by GMO developers suggesting that new GM foods are …
New Scientist: How should we control the power to genetically eliminate a species?
The power to re-engineer or eliminate wild species using a “gene drive” needs to be brought under international governance, say Simon Terry and Stephanie Howard
Commentary, New Scientist.
Thanks to a form of genetic …
A Constitutional Moment – Gene Drive and International Governance
Research into gene drives – a new form of genetic engineering to wipe out pests – has had a lot of attention, but there has been scant recognition that …
Gene Drive GMOs Would Need NZ’s Neighbours to Agree
New Zealand cannot decide to release a “gene drive” GMO on its own without a significant impact on its international relations.
Research into using this new form of genetic engineering …
GM Food Production Still a Story of the Americas
GM agriculture today is overwhelmingly just four commodity crops: soy, maize, canola and cotton account for 99%. And 97% of the GM food crops produced in 2016 were grown …
Zero Tolerance, Billion Dollar Losses
Growing GMOs before they have been approved for use in export markets continues to result in punishing consequences.
Most of New Zealand’s key trading partners have zero tolerance …
