Should Scientists Be Allowed to Edit the Genes of Wild Animals? Top Conservation Groups Just Voted Yes

Should scientists be allowed to edit the genes of wild animals? Top conservation groups just voted yes

Is it okay to genetically engineer wild plants and animals? The International Union for Conservation of Nature voted in favor of it this week.

Global conservation body backs genetically modified wildlife over Indigenous opposition

This week, members of the International Union of Conservation of Nature, one of the world’s largest conservation groups, voted against a moratorium on the release of genetically engineered species into the wild in order to assist in conservation efforts – as well in favor of the use of synthetic biology – the technology used to alter or “edit” genetic material in living cells.  The two motions have drawn intense criticism from Indigenous-led gro…