CRISPR
When New Scientist declared that CRISPR – a technology to edit genes – ‘will likely change the world’, they were not wrong. Tinkering with nature makes many people uncomfortable (and others downright outraged), but the fact is that we have been doing it for thousands of years, especially in agriculture. Today, despite critics of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) their potential sustainability benefits are becoming increasingly compelling. For example, gene editing may help to reduce methane emissions from livestock and rice farming and increase carbon sequestration of crops. Can we apply the precautionary principle, while remaining open to new technology and innovation?
— Wayne Visser
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