genome editing

Genome editing outside of controlled facilities: A review of plausible futures and risks

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by Jack A. Heinemann, Tessa C. Hiscox, Caroline Bedin Zanatta, Brigitta Kurenbach, Sophie Walker, Andrew W. McCabe, Aline Martins Hoepers, Sarah Zanon Agapito-Tenfen Published in: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Volume 309, 1 January 2026, 119565 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2025.119565 Abstract Vectors for delivering proteins and/or nucleic acids into the cells of whole organisms, from single to multicellular, are … Read more

Are null segregants new combinations of heritable material and should they be regulated?

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By Jack A. Heinemann, Katrin Clark, Tessa C. Hiscox, Andrew W. McCabe, Sarah Z. Agapito-Tenfen Published in Front. Genome Ed., 10 January 2023 Sec. Genome Editing in Plants Volume 4 – 2022 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fgeed.2022.1064103 Through genome editing and other techniques of gene technology, it is possible to create a class of organism called null segregants. … Read more

Much ado about nothing: Angelika Hilbeck interviewed on the promises of genome editing

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The German magazine Spektrum interviews ENSSER board member Angelika Hilbeck (in German) about the promises of genome editing for agriculture, under the title (translated) “This branch lives on making much ado about nothing”. The interview has also been translated into French and published by Les Amis de la Terre des Landes (Friends of the Earth).

Broadening the GMO risk assessment in the EU for genome editing technologies in agriculture

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By Katharina Kawall, Janet Cotter & Christoph Then Environmental Sciences Europe volume 32, Article number: 106 (2020)   Abstract Genome editing techniques, especially the CRISPR/Cas technology, increase the possibilities and the speed of altering genetic material in organisms. So-called genome editing is increasingly being used to achieve agriculturally relevant novel traits and/or genetic combinations in … Read more

Overview of genome editing applications using SDN-1 and SDN-2 in regard to EU regulatory issues

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Brochure by TestBiotech Authors: Katharina Kawall, Juliana Miyazaki, Andreas Bauer-Panskus, Christoph Then Overview of genome editing applications using SDN-1 and SDN-2 in regard to EU regulatory issues – New methods of genetic engineering (genome editing) and their potential impact on nature protection and the environment

Report – Gene-edited organisms in agriculture: risks and unexpected consequences

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In recent years, there has been much discussion of how gene editing techniques, such as CRISPR, can broaden the scope of genetic engineering in agriculture. However, it’s becoming clear that gene editing techniques are error prone. This new report from Friends of the Earth U.S., cowritten by ENSSER member Janet Cotter, compiles the growing evidence … Read more