Regulatory Framework for Gene Editing and Other New Breeding Techniques (NBTs) in Argentina

Overview

Journal GM Crops Food

Specialties Biology
Biotechnology
Molecular Biology

Date 2015 Nov 11

PMID 26552666

Citations 63

Authors

Agustina I Whelan

Martin A Lema

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Abstract

"New Breeding Techniques" (NBTs) are a group of recent innovations in plant breeding using molecular biology tools. It is becoming evident that NBTs can introduce advantageous traits for agriculture that could be commercially available very soon However, there is still a need of clarifying its regulatory status, particularly in regards to worldwide regulations on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). This article reviews the meaning of the NBTs concept, performs an overall regulatory analysis of these technologies and reports the first regulation in the world that is applied to these technologies, which was issued by the Argentine Government.

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