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USDA Will Not Regulate CRISPR-Edited Crops – The Scientist

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2018-04-02 NEWS

The Scientist

USDA Will Not Regulate CRISPR-Edited Crops
The Scientist
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) will not regulate plants that have been modified through genome editing, according to statement released last week (March 28) by the agency. In the announcement, the USDA states that it won’t oversee the use of

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2018-04-02 NEWS

WIRED

A Flawed Study Shows How Little We Understand Crispr’s Effects
WIRED
But that doesn’t mean that Crispr has been given the all-clear. The now-retracted paper claimed that Crispr caused nearly 2,000 unexpected mutations—ten times previously observed off-target rates—in two mice that it cured of blindness. But just as
Research Suggesting CRISPR Is Dangerous Is Retracted After Authors Disprove Their Own ResultsIFLScience
CRISPR food in grocery stores in 5 years? Gene editing research picks up speedGenetic Literacy Project

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2018-04-02 NEWS

WIRED

A Flawed Study Shows How Little We Understand Crispr’s Effects
WIRED
But that doesn’t mean that Crispr has been given the all-clear. The now-retracted paper claimed that Crispr caused nearly 2,000 unexpected mutations—ten times previously observed off-target rates—in two mice that it cured of blindness. But just as
Research Suggesting CRISPR Is Dangerous Is Retracted After Authors Disprove Their Own ResultsIFLScience
CRISPR food in grocery stores in 5 years? Gene editing research picks up speedGenetic Literacy Project

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