The @europarl_en 's Committee on the Environment votes in favour of deregulating #newgeneticengineering:
With the planned deregulation, the #EU is about to hand over its responsibilities for the safe use of the new technologies to free market forces…
https://www.testbiotech.org/en/news/carte-blanche-for-a-disruptive-technology/
Using #newgeneticengineering (#NGTs] to manipulate plant flowers so that they can be pollinated by robots?
This is just one of many examples of attempts to genetically modify plant flowers...
https://www.testbiotech.org/en/news/manipulated-flowering-in-ngt-plants-a-crack-in-ecosystems/
Media about #newgeneticengineering in plants:
Lots of opportunities and no risks?
How did such one-sidedness come about in public media discourse? We took a closer look at the coverage in @spiegel over the last few years...
https://www.testbiotech.org/en/news/the-truth-about-gene-scissors/
The plan for #deregulation of plants derived from new #geneticengineering violates international law.
#NewGE #NGT #NewGeneticEngineering #CRISPR #biodiversity #biosafety
#GeneticEngineering: Scientists from the Society for Ecology (GFÖ) call for wild plants and #ecosystems to be protected from the risks of #newgeneticengineering #NewGE #NGTs.
Support the petition now!
https://action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-4-do-not-deregulate-new-genomic-techniques-ngt-for-wild-plants-EN
#geneticallyengineered animals: According to the European Food Safety Authority @EFSA@social.network.europa.eu there are no new risks associated with the use of #newgeneticengineering techniques (#NGT).
In contrast, a fullness of scientific publications show that #CRISPR & Co. are likely to result in specific risks and additional animal suffering.
#NewGeneticEngineering, #ArtificialIntelligence & #OutdoorGeneticEngineering:
Largely unnoticed by the general public, a new turning point in history is currently looming. If we are too careless with these powerful technologies, we could endanger our own survival.
Please read more in our new report:
https://www.testbiotech.org/en/info-material/what-is-a-mammoth-doing-on-mars/
First approval for plants derived from #newgeneticengineering in the EU: the maize is toxic to insects, produces artificial RNA and is resistant to the herbicide #glufosinate, which is banned in the EU.
#NewGE #NGTs
https://www.testbiotech.org/en/news/first-market-approval-for-ngt-plants-in-the-eu/
#NewGeneticEngineering (#NGTs) on plants: The European Food Safety Authority @EFSA@social.network.europa.eu has ‘overlooked’ that already minor changes on a single miRNA-gene can affect the activity of hundreds of other genes (1/2).
In result, complex metabolic processes such as growth, development and stress response of plants can be altered. The @EU_Commission@social.network.europa.eu proposal would deregulate such applications, although they cannot be achieved with conventional breeding.
https://www.testbiotech.org/en/news/ngt-plants-efsa-overlooked-most-powerful-and-risky-applications
#geneticallyengineered tomatoes on the shelves:
The first #CRISPR tomatoes are on the shelves in Japan. Neither the benefits nor the risks have been investigated in detail. Consumption is not recommended for pregnant women.
If #newgeneticengineering (#NewGE) is deregulated in Europe as proposed by the @EU_Commission@social.network.europa.eu such products could soon be on the shelves here too – without #riskassessment and without labeling.
https://www.testbiotech.org/en/news/crispr-tomatoes-now-shelves
The EU Parliament's Environment Committee approves the @EU_Commission@social.network.europa.eu 's proposal to largely deregulate #newgeneticengineering (#NGTs). The impact on #ecosystems and #biodiversity could be disastrous"
However, comprehensive molecular genetic data is required before a plant can be declared safe. What effect these changes will actually have, remains to be seen.
#Newgeneticengineering (NGT) – Latest news from #EUPolitics:
Rapporteur @jessicapolfjard ’s proposals would make #riskassessment for #NGT crops a rare exception. The problem with #patentsonseeds isn‘t solved either.
https://www.testbiotech.org/en/news/new-genetic-engineering-ngt-eu-parliament-maze
The EU agriculture ministers do not agree on the proposal to #deregulate #NGT plants/ #newgeneticengineering.
Several called for #riskassessment prior to authorisation.
Scientists such as the ecological society of germany, austria and switzerland warn of the consequences for the environment
https://www.testbiotech.org/en/news/new-ge-no-majority-eu-commission-proposal
Joint statement: Scientists oppose proposal from the @EU_Commission@social.network.europa.eu
From the perspective of the protection of health and the environment, #newgeneticengineering should not be deregulated.
#NewGE #NGTs #CRISPR #precautionaryprinciple #environmentalprotection
https://www.testbiotech.org/en/news/new-genetic-engineering-scientists-oppose-eu-commission-proposal
The cultivation of plants obtained from #newgeneticengineering (#NewGE #NGT) may put pollinators, such as #bees, at risk. The composition of NGT plants can be altered in a way that it makes the pollen unsuitable as a food source for insects.
https://www.testbiotech.org/en/news/new-genetic-engineering-pollinators-being-put-risk
Will salmon derived from #newgeneticengineering soon be released in Norway?
The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment (VKM) warns of risks. Nevertheless, the #NGT fish with artificially induced genetic defects could be released in 2024
https://www.testbiotech.org/en/news/new-ge-salmon-let-s-talk-about-risks
#NewGeneticEngineering #NGTs #WeKnowTheDifference
Testbiotech presents a comprehensive analysis of the deregulation proposal as part of the @EU_Commission's consultation.
In short: The technical potential, but also the technical shortcomings of tools such as #CRISPR/Cas make it necessary that all #geneticallyengineered organisms continue to be subject to an in-depth #riskassessment in the future.
https://www.testbiotech.org/en/news/testbiotech-warns-about-far-reaching-deregulation-new-ge-plants
The European Patent Office clarifies: Even if the @EU_Commission@social.network.europa.eu proposes to treat plants from #newgeneticengineering the same as plants from conventional breeding, the EPO still treats them as a technical inventions.
If plants from new #geneticengineering are cultivated and marketed in Europe, they are also subject to patent law. Read more in our backgrounder "How #CRISPR/Cas & Co are being used to create new seed monopolies".
https://www.testbiotech.org/en/news/second-hand-ge-plants-claimed-inventions
#NewGeneticEngineering #NGTs #NewPossibilities #NewRisks
New study: #CRISPR frequently leads to unintended genetic changes in the cells of humans and animals. However, these often remain undetected with the usual detection methods...
https://www.testbiotech.org/en/news/risks-new-genetic-engineering-testing-methods-are-decisive
#patents on plants and #newgeneticengineering (#NGTs):
How #CRISPR etc. serve to create new #seedmarket #monopolies and what ‘second-hand #geneticengineering’ is all about...
...read in our report or our background:
https://www.testbiotech.org/en/news/second-hand-ge-plants-claimed-inventions
