The EU not ready for the release of Gene drive organisms into the environment
Thursday, May 7, 2020 - 14:30
in Health & Medicine
Gene drive organisms (GDOs) have been suggested as an approach to solve some of the most pressing environmental and public health issues. Currently, it remains unclear what kind of regulations are to be used to cover the potential risks. Scientists have evaluated the options for an operational risk assessment of GDOs before their release into environments across the EU.