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Annual Review of Plant Biology

Volume 71, 2020

Genetic Engineering and Editing of Plants: An Analysis of New and Persisting Questions

Abstract

Genetic engineering is a molecular biology technique that enables a gene or genes to be inserted into a plant's genome. The first genetically engineered plants were grown commercially in 1996, and the most common genetically engineered traits are herbicide and insect resistance. Questions and concerns have been raised about the effects of these traits on the environment and human health, many of which are addressed in a pair of 2008 and 2009 articles. As new science is published and new techniques like genome editing emerge, reanalysis of some of these issues, and a look at emerging issues, is warranted. Herein, an analysis of relevant scientific literature is used to present a scientific perspective on selected topics related to genetic engineering and genome editing.

Keyword(s): biodiversity, environment, genetic engineering, genome editing, herbicides, regulation
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