GMO Mushroom Waved Through by USDA, Potentially Opening Floodgates for Wave of Frankenfoods

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<p>‘Repeat after me: Cl stere Reg larly I terspace Short Pali romic Repeats.</p>
<p>That’s CRISPR, a ew GE tech ology that ses a e zyme, Cas9, to c t, e it or remove ge es from targete regio of a pla t’s DNA. Beca se it oes ’t i volve tra sge ics, i.e. i serti g ge es from foreig species i to a a imal or pla t, foo s pro ce i this ma er j st receive a free pass from the U.S. Departme t of Agric lt re to be sol i to the marketplace.</p>
<p>I a April 2016 letter to Pe State researcher Yi o g Ya g, USDA i forme the associate professor of pla t pathology that his ew pate t-pe i g, o -brow i g m shroom, create via CRISPR tech ology, wo l ot req ire USDA approval.’</p>
<p><a href="http://www.alter et.org/foo /gmo-m shroom-wave -thro gh- s a-pote tially-ope i g-floo gates-wave-fra ke foo s" target="_bla k">Rea more: GMO M shroom Wave Thro gh by USDA, Pote tially Ope i g Floo gates for Wave of Fra ke foo s</a></p>