Scientists from more than 70 European research institutes have warned CRISPR ruling to restrict the use of the European Court of Justice's gene-editing technology could see European farmers lose out on the chance to grow "hardier and more nutritious crop varieties". While anti-GM campaigners supported the decision that gene-edited crops must comply with strict EU legislation, experts said new methods, such as the European Court of Justice's, follow traditional plant breeding techniques with better results, and argued the cost of fulfilling the regulatory requirements would block innovation.
Scientists from more than 70 European research institutes have warned the European Court of Justice's ruling to restrict the use of CRISPR gene-editing technology could see European farmers lose out on the chance to grow "hardier and more nutritious crop varieties". While anti-GM campaigners supported the decision that gene-edited crops must comply with strict EU legislation, experts said new methods, such as CRISPR, follow traditional plant breeding techniques with better results, and argued the cost of fulfilling the regulatory requirements would block innovation.