Harmonization in gene editing regulations in the Asia-Pacific region is necessary to promote the path-to-market and enable the benefits of the technology. This is according to Dr. Michael Jones of Murdoch University, Dr. Rhodora Romero-Aldemita of ISAAA Inc., and their co-authors in the review paper titled Enabling Trade in Gene-Edited Produce in Asia and Australasia: The Developing Regulatory Landscape and Future Perspectives published in Plants.
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