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CRISPR plants now subject to tough GM laws in European Union

Top court’s ruling threatens research on gene-edited crops in the bloc.
  1. Ewen Callaway
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Gene-edited crops should be subject to the same stringent regulations as conventional genetically modified (GM) organisms, Europe’s highest court ruled on 25 July.

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Nature 560, 16 (2018)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-05814-6

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  • Update 25 July 2018: This story has been updated with a statement from Friends of the Earth.

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