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UK Lawmakers Push Genetic Tech Amid Zoonotic Threats

9/24/2025

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UK lawmakers urge implementing the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023 to permit editing.
The Tony Blair Institute reports zoonotic spillover risks and urges legislation for disease-resistant livestock.
The Global Virus Network warns of H5N1, with cases in cows and U.S. humans.
Genus plc gains approval from Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a pig, while Canada halts GE salmon.

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UK lawmakers urge implementing the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023 to permit editing.
The Tony Blair Institute reports zoonotic spillover risks and urges legislation for disease-resistant livestock.
The Global Virus Network warns of H5N1, with cases in cows and U.S. humans.
Genus plc gains approval from Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a pig, while Canada halts GE salmon.