UK approves first gene-edited crop trial in Europe––for omega-3 oil boosting camelina
Story Date: 5/25/2018

 

Source: GENETIC LITERACY PROJECT, 5/24/18


Gene-edited super-crops are to be sown in Britain in a European-first after scientists exploited a legal loophole.
The Government has quietly approved the farming of gene-edited (GE) Camelina oilseed crops as part of a trial to super-charge the plants to produce Omega 3 fish oils, one of the most popular food supplements.


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