CRISPR: Is Switzerland ready to embrace gene editing in agriculture?

Switzerland' two decade-long moratorium on genetically modified crops could make an exception for gene editing.

Switzerland’s two-decade moratorium on genetically modified crops has made its citizens wary of any attempt to grow such plants, but genetically edited varieties are slowly taking root on Swiss soil. Just a stone’s throw from a sleepy suburban neighbourhood outside Zurich, barley is being grown unde... More info