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The European Court of Justice's decision determines whether the latest generation of tools for making changes to the DNA of plants, animals and microorganisms come under the same regulations as previous generations.

A visit to Beijing sheds light on the science, policy and public mood around genetic technologies in agriculture, revealing some interesting comparisons between the UK and China.

In collaboration with the Wellcome Trust we created a short video that gives an introduction to genome editing and what it could do.

Read Venki Ramakrishnan's thoughts on why the use of GM crops needs a well-informed debate based on an assessment of the evidence.

Over the next 2-3 decades we need to transform food systems and agricultural practice globally to dramatically reduce its carbon footprint.

Read more about GM's role in the future of agriculture and food production.

Today the Royal Society announced that they will be convening an international summit on human gene editing in December this year.