Focus Topics Some topics dealing with biosafety that the ZKBS dealt with are of great interest for the general public as well and are therefore presented here in more detail by the secretariat to the ZKBS. Focus Topics Do-It-Yourself Biology Show more…

Position Statement of the ZKBS on the European Commission's proposal for a regulation on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed, and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/625 Initial situation Proposal of the European Commission Position…

Composition According to § 4 of the GenTG , the ZKBS consists of 20 independent members with one deputy for each. The members are either experts on a specialist field or a competent person of a social interest group. The members of the ZKBS and their deputies are…

DIYbio - Do it yourself-Biology DIYbio Kits Available on the Internet - Genetic Engineering for Home Use? Which statutory regulations have to be observed in do-it-yourself biology? Does genetic engineering work of DIY biologists endanger public safety? DIYbio Kits…

On the Identifiability of Genome Editing in plants - Commentary of the ZKBS on Y. Bertheau (2019) Conlusion In spring 2019 the article „New Breeding Techniques: Detection and Identification of the Techniques and Derived Products” by Yves Bertheau was published in the…

Publication cannot fulfil promise of identifying genome-edited plants Conclusion In their article of 7 September 2020, Chhalliyil and colleagues [1] present a method in the journal Foods that is supposed to allow the identification of genome-edited crops. The authors…

Service The Service area bundles relevant information, additional services and selected offers from the field of biological safety and genetic engineering. Many topics, one goal 9th MEACB 2019 From 6 to 7 November 2019 the 9th Meeting of the European Advisory…