Sunday, 31 January 2021, 4:23 pm
New Zealanders and Europeans have overwhelmingly rejected
the genetically engineered new biotechnology (NBT) of gene
editing and gene drives, a form of genetic
engineering.
In 2019 Dr. Maui Hudson, Waikato
University, [1] released a report and survey of 800 people
on Indigenous Perspectives and gene editing. The results
found that the majority of Maori and Pakeha participants
were strongly opposed to any commercial release of
gene-edited organisms and believed that we need strong
regulation. [1]
A just released EU survey of 9000
people on gene drives (GD) found there was overwhelming
support for a moratorium on gene drive technology. The
respondents said that the risks are too high as there is no