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PubMed: 36507369 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1055529
USDA's revised biotechnology regulation's contribution to increasing agricultural sustainability and responding to climate change.
Front Plant Sci 13:1055529
Authors: Neil E Hoffman
Affiliations
- Biotechnology Regulatory Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Riverdale, MD, United States.
Abstract
Biotechnology can provide a valuable tool to meet UN Sustainable Development Goals and U.S. initiatives to find climate solutions and improve agricultural sustainability. The literature contains hundreds of examples of crops that may serve this purpose, yet most remain un-launched due to high regulatory barriers. Recently the USDA revised its biotechnology regulations to make them more risk-proportionate, science-based, and streamlined. Here, we review some of the promising leads that may enable agriculture to contribute to UN sustainability goals. We further describe and discuss how the revised biotechnology regulation would hypothetically apply to these cases.
MeSH
Climate, Genetic Engineering, Gene Editing, Biotechnology
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