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…
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…
Recipient strains for biological safety measures The database of recipient strains recognized for biological saftey measures provides information on recipient organisms frequently used for genetic engineering operations. This information concerns the allocation to a…
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For applicants Do you have any questions about formalities or the safety assessment of your planned genetic engineering work? Your responsible state authority will be happy to help you! Here (not accessible) [PDF, 357 KB] you will find the authority responsible for…
Plants Statements on plants A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Antibiotic resistence genes in the genome of plants (2008) (not accessible) [PDF, 150 KB] M Maize GA21 (2008) (not accessible) [PDF, 94 KB] Maize MON810 (2007) (not accessible) [PDF, 53…
Oncogenes The oncogene database offers the possibility to access information on cellular and viral genes/nucleic acids that have already been evaluated by the ZKBS regarding their oncogenic potential. Further information on nucleic acids with oncogenic potential can…
Safety measures Statements on safety measures Biological safety measures A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z B B. subtilis 168_suitability as biosafety measure (2022) (not accessible) [PDF, 644 KB] E E. coli K12 as part of biol. safety measure (2021)…
