Swedish MEP Jessica Polfjärd speaks at a press conference to discuss the NGT regulation

EU regulation on new genomic techniques cleared for launch

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European Parliament vote will see gene-editing technologies regulated in same manner as conventional breeding methods

  • EU regulation on new genomic techniques cleared for launch

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Swedish MEP Jessica Polfjärd speaks at a press conference to discuss the NGT regulation

EU regulation on new genomic techniques cleared for launch

European Parliament vote will see gene-editing technologies regulated in same manner as conventional breeding methods

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Swedish MEP Jessica Polfjärd speaks at a press conference to discuss the NGT regulation

EU regulation on new genomic techniques cleared for launch

European Parliament vote will see gene-editing technologies regulated in same manner as conventional breeding methods

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