Easing of genome-edited crop regulations expected to accelerate genetic improvement

Easing of genome-edited crop regulations expected to accelerate genetic improvement

The government’s decision to exempt certain types of genome-edited crops from the stringent biosafety regulations applicable to genetically-modified (GM) crops is expected to lead to wider use of this technology and accelerate genetic improvement of crops in the country. The ministry of environment and forest, in a notification on Wednesday, exempted site directed nuclease (SDN) […]