Josep Casacuberta

Josep Casacuberta

Josep Casacuberta
Position

CSIC researcher in molecular biology at CRAG

Chair of the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) GMO Committee since July 2024

These are the plant genome-editing technologies that the EU wants to regulate

The European Union is close to passing legislation to facilitate the use of plants edited using CRISPR, a technology that makes it possible to modify the genome of living organisms with precision. The Council of Ministers of the EU is scheduled to deliberate on this legislation on 21 April, and in this article we explain what these techniques are, their potential benefits and risks, and how they will be regulated.

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