Skip to main content

Gulbanu Kaptan has contributed to a Parliamentary post note on gene-edited crops

Date

Gulbanu Kaptan contributed to and externally reviewed the UK Parliament Post Note (Briefing for MP's) on genome-edited crops and key issues for public acceptance and trust.

Genome editing creates the possibility of making more precise alterations in the DNA of food crop plants than existing approaches. This POSTnote: describes genome editing technology; identifies which food crops are currently undergoing editing and why; describes the regulation and registration of genome-edited food crops; discusses issues around trade; and describes stakeholder views about the technology.

You can view the post note here:
https://post.parliament.uk/research-briefings/post-pn-0663/