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The emerging science of gene drives has the potential to address environmental and public health challenges, but gene-drive modified organisms are not ready to be released into the environment

Curiosity-driven, peer-reviewed research is a public good that requires public investment.

Public trust is the key to unlocking the full potential of the bioeconomy. Without it, the U.S. may fall short of long-term economic goals.

Spain’s northern coast has been fighting a months-long assault from a ‘white tide’ of plastic pellets dumped by a Dutch-registered shipping-vessel.

We’ve created a living table to track progress on the Bioeconomy EO, enhance accountability, and follow the state of the U.S. bio economy as it evolves.

In part 1, we learned that avian flu is killing birds globally in record numbers, has crossed the species barrier to animals, and could pose a global threat to humans from a COVID-like virus if unchecked. Advances in CRISPR gene editing might lead to the development of genetically engineered poultry that would be resistant to the deadly H1N1 flu virus, protecting birds and mammals. But unscientific regulatory barriers are blocking its potential.

To achieve a durable and strategic interagency approach to the bioeconomy, OSTP should establish a Bioeconomy Initiative Coordination Office to coordinate strategic U.S. government investments in the bioeconomy.

After much anticipation, the EU Commission's proposal for a regulation on plants developed using New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) is now under consideration. For an overview of the EU proposal...

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The FDA should let the Department of Agriculture oversee regulation of genetically engineered food animals.