July 17, 2026

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AI-assisted technique allows scientists to design new, functional genome editors beyond what can be found in nature - Novel enzymes are active genome editors in bacterial, plant and human cells — and potentially customizable

July 15, 2026

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Trigo mejorado con edición genética podría hacer más seguro uno de los alimentos más consumidos del mundo

July 9, 2026

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Europe opens the door to genome editing: now what?

July 3, 2026

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United Kingdom - A new variety of low asparagine, low acrylamide wheat has received confirmation of precision bred status under the Genetic Technology Act (2023), marking a major milestone for the application of gene editing to improve food safety in the UK

July 1, 2026

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European Union genetics shift lights fire under New Zealand lawmakers - Seed growers fear they may be shut out of the valuable vegetable seed trade as Europeans leap ahead of Wellington in legislating for GE (Farmers Weekly)

June 29, 2026

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New genomic techniques will definitely help us

June 26, 2026

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New fluorescence based method for identifying gene editing targets

June 25, 2026

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Rothamsted Research welcomes the new EU regulations for light-touch approval of gene-edited crops

Designing a comprehensive pipeline for CRISPR safety evaluation

June 24, 2026

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Diferencia normativa entre OGM y edición genética

June 23, 2026

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ERC funds research on the targeted control of plant gene - Researchers are developing the foundations for a new form of plant breeding in which genes are not altered, but specifically controlled
ERC fördert Forschung zur gezielten Steuerung von Pflanzengenen - Forscher entwickeln Grundlagen für eine neuartige Pflanzenzüchtung, bei der Gene nicht verändert, sondern gezielt gesteuert werden

June 18, 2026

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Groundbreaking for the Innovative Genomics Institute (IGI) – Bakar Labs Building marks the start of new era of genomic innovation at UC Berkeley

Euroseeds welcomes political agreement on the new EU seed law

Tecniche di Evoluzione Assistita (TEA), Assosementi - Il via libera del Parlamento europeo è una pietra miliare per l’innovazione agricola

European Union - Commission welcomes final agreement on rules for plants obtained by new genomic techniques in plants

European Union - New genomic techniques for plants to boost innovation in sustainable agriculture

June 17, 2026

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Coalition of 30 agri-food organisations welcomes adoption of EU NGT Regulation
30 organizaciones del sector agroalimentario europeo celebran la adopción del Reglamento NGTs

European Union finally adopts NGT Regulation, opening a new chapter for plant breeding innovation in Europe

Biotechnologies végétales : l’Europe choisit l’innovation
Plant biotechnology: Europe chooses innovation
Pflanzenbiotechnologie: Europa setzt auf Innovation

American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) welcomes EU vote advancing plant breeding innovation

Europees Parlement geeft groen licht voor NGT-verordening

EU-Parlament stimmt für Kompromiss zu Neuen Züchtungsmethoden

Europa desbloquea la innovación agrícola con la aprobación histórica de las nuevas técnicas genómicas

KWS welcomes European Parliament’s final approval of New Genomic Techniques (NGT) Regulation
KWS begrüßt finale Zustimmung des Europäischen Parlaments zur Verordnung über Neue genomische Techniken (NGT)

Plant viruses open new routes for gene editing

June 16, 2026

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UK-CGIAR Centre brings together global expertise on gene editing regulation for food security

Euroseeds welcomes the European Parliament’s Committee on Environment, Climate and Food Safety (COMENVI) approval of NGT Regulation compromise

European Union - Council and Parliament reach provisional deal on new rules for plant reproductive material

European Union - Council agrees mandate on measures to advance biotech innovation in the EU

Rainbow Crops raises €9.7M seed round to scale AI-driven multiplex gene editing for next-generation crops