In the name of the precautionary principle, a group of 31 MEPs from five political groups are calling on the European Commission to invest more in research into the health and environmental risks of GMOs derived from new genomic techniques and the analytical detection methods for these new GMOs (see EUROPE B12801A6).
At issue are new genetic engineering processes such as CRISPR/Cas, which can change the genetic make-up of plants even more profoundly and rapidly than is possible with...