Gene editing could be important for global food security , according to a report by plant geneticists and economists . They said the technology could help cut regulatory costs and speed innovations as it did not involve transferring DNA between plants to create transgenic plants . That could also help tackle concerns about GM food . The authors, from several institutions including the University of Liege, Belgium, and the National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Pakistan, catalogue several new technologies to edit genes of plant crops that they suggest “may allay fears associated with GM crops”. The report added to pressure for less strict rules on biotechnology , public - private partnerships and other approaches to provide developing countries with plant genetic resources . The EU , however , has said gene editing must be regulated like any other genetically modified organism .
Gene editing could be important for global food security , according to a report by plant geneticists and economists . They said the technology could help cut regulatory costs and speed innovations as it did not involve transferring DNA between plants to create transgenic plants . That could also help tackle concerns about GM food . The report added to pressure for less strict rules on biotechnology , public - private partnerships and other approaches to provide developing countries with plant genetic resources . The EU , however , has said gene editing must be regulated like any other genetically modified organism .