On January 24, the European Parliament’s Environment Committee voted on the regulation of NGTs. Catherine Regnault Roger, member of the Académie d’Agriculture de France and the Académie Nationale de Pharmacie,
On January 31 2023 more than 50 scientists have signed a letter and addressed it to Boston College, Florida International for hosting philosopher Vandana Shiva regarding two upcoming events. Dear Colleagues We are
The closure of Fessenheim, transposition of the CJEU ruling on plant biotechnology by the French Council of State, locust invasion in Africa… the news on scientific and technical policy is
Introducing Jack Bobo, the distinguished director of the Food System Institute at the University of Nottingham, whose expertise and insights into agricultural innovation shed light on pressing issues facing the
In The European Scientist (17 July 2023), we commented the proposal of the European Commission published on 5 July 2023 for revising NGTs regulation [1]. This revision is being carried
From an article in Science magazine by journalist Rachael Zamzow, we learn that many social scientists believe that a published paper should include in its author details a “’positionality statement’
On 5 July 2023, a new step in the procedure for revising the European regulations that will apply to New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) was reached. This revision of the legislation
While a debate is in progress at the European level about the genetically edited products, it is time for the French government to revise its positions and to adopt a
On July 25, 2018, a judgment of the European Court of Justice (EUCJ) indicates that all products resulting from new genome modification techniques (NGT) after 2001 fall under European regulations
On April 29, 2021, the European Commission (EC) opened the debate on the regulatory status of New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) in the European Union (EU) by publishing a position paper[1].