The EU Court of Justice extends the GMO Directive to gene-edited organisms.

To understand the significance of this ruling, we need to look at the history behind it. The directive defines a GMO (Genetically Modified Organism) being "an organism […], in which the genetic material has been altered in a way that does not occur naturally by mating and/or natural recombination". Such alterations may include the addition of foreign genetic material (transgenesis), or the mutation or deletion of an autochthonous gene. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.