New scholarly briefing raises tough questions about gene editing in agriculture The STEPS Centre, a global research and policy engagement centre funded by the Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC), has published a new briefing discussing the governance of genome editing applications in agriculture, especially in crop breeding. The briefing raises tough policy and regulatory questions for the European Union and the United Kingdom in the context of their trade relationships with each other and with third countries. The briefing sets out a number of outstanding questions for policy. It presents all sides of the debate on gene editing. GMWatchFeeding cattle seaweed reduces their greenhouse gas emissions by 82% A bit of seaweed in cattle feed could reduce methane emissions from beef cattle as much as 82%, according to new findings from researchers at the University of California, Davis. The results, published today in the journal PLOS ONE, could pave the way for the sustainable production of livestock throughout the world. [GMW: It's likely that we won't see as much media excitement over this research as claims that genetically modified cows could cut methane emissions by 50%. Phys.orgAgreement on regulation of genetically modified livestock under review An agreement signed in the last days of the Trump administration would shift regulatory authority over genetically modified livestock from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to the USDA. But the decision is among many under review by the Biden administration. JAVMADONATE TO GMWATCH
