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Researchers Propose New Framework for Regulating Engineered Crops

September 1, 2022 | Guest Author

Mick Kulikoswki, September 1, 2022 | A Policy Forum article published today in Science calls for a new approach to regulating genetically engineered (GE) crops, arguing that current approaches for triggering safety testing vary dramatically among countries and generally lack scientific merit – particularly as advances in crop breeding have blurred the lines between conventional breeding and genetic engineering....

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Perspectives on the new USDA regulation on GM crops | GES Colloquium

May 20, 2020 | Patti Mulligan

GES faculty will review how the new USDA rule changes regulation of GM crops in comparison to the agency's previous regulatory approach and in light of findings from the 2016 NASEM GM Crops committee. Diverse perspectives on the new USDA rule will be shared followed by Q and A and discussion with the attendees....

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Michael Lanier – ‘Impact of GM Crops on Small-Scale Farmers’

August 21, 2018 | Patti Mulligan

GES Colloquium 11/27/18 - Impact of GM Crops on Small-Scale Farmers. Speaker: Michael Lanier, Agribusiness Agent, Orange County, NC Cooperative Extension...

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