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Saturday, June 22, 2013

Approval for DNA splicing triggers legal action based on GM fears

Approval for DNA splicing triggers legal action based on GM fears - National - NZ Herald News: "The technique would see scientists free to splice DNA - deleting or inserting new parts and changing the way it works - without having to work inside the laws governing genetic modification."

Off-target changes to DNA can have unintended consequences, with random effects and cell-death at the extreme end of possibilities. Photo / Getty Images

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