REVIEW article
Front. Genome Ed.
Sec. Genome Editing in Plants
Volume 7 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fgeed.2025.1568072
This article is part of the Research TopicSocial Aspects of Crop Genome EditingView all articles
Recent Developments, Challenges and Opportunities in Genome Editing for Crop Science from a Societal Perspective
Provisionally accepted
- 1University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- 2Cornell University, Ithaca, United States
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Genome editing has presented enormous potential in the fields of medicine and agriculture. Here, we explore the social and regulatory aspects of genome editing from the perspective of food security. We provide recent examples of crop genome editing successes. We discuss the current regulatory framework for genome edited crops in North America and Europe, and present how public perception can influence international policies and trade.
Keywords: Genome editing, Agriculture, consumer acceptance, Risk Assessment, Off target effects
Received: 28 Jan 2025; Accepted: 25 Apr 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Venkataraman, Zaruk and Hefferon. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Kathleen L Hefferon, Cornell University, Ithaca, United States
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