Ariyani Rinaldi, Nurzatil Sharleeza Mat Jalaluddin, Rosila Bee Mohd Hussain, Adilah Abdul Ghapor
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Abstract
Advances in New Plant Breeding Techniques (NBTs), particularly spray-on RNA interference (RNAi) biopesticides, necessitates a reevaluation of existing regulatory and governance frameworks. While spray-on RNAi technologies offer promising solutions for sustainable crop protection and targeted pest control without altering plant genomes, they also raise important ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI). This paper explores current ELSI discourses surrounding spray-on RNAi biopesticides, such as issues of environmental risk, regulatory ambiguity, corporate control and public acceptance. The study also highlights the importance to incorporate trust as an ethical element in developing regulatory and governance framework for the RNAi technology to increase public acceptance toward the technology. These findings contribute to the broader discourse on the governance of novel biotechnologies in agriculture, offering guidance for future regulatory design tailored to the unique characteristics of spray-on RNAi-based interventions.
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GM Crops & Food - Biotechnology in Agriculture and the Food Chain aims to publish high quality research papers, reviews, and commentaries on a wide range of topics involving genetically modified (GM) crops in agriculture and genetically modified food. The journal provides a platform for research papers addressing fundamental questions in the development, testing, and application of transgenic crops. The journal further covers topics relating to socio-economic issues, commercialization, trade and societal issues. GM Crops & Food aims to provide an international forum on all issues related to GM crops, especially toward meaningful communication between scientists and policy-makers.
GM Crops & Food will publish relevant and high-impact original research with a special focus on novelty-driven studies with the potential for application. The journal also publishes authoritative review articles on current research and policy initiatives, and commentary on broad perspectives regarding genetically modified crops. The journal serves a wide readership including scientists, breeders, and policy-makers, as well as a wider community of readers (educators, policy makers, scholars, science writers and students) interested in agriculture, medicine, biotechnology, investment, and technology transfer.
Topics covered include, but are not limited to:
• Production and analysis of transgenic crops
• Gene insertion studies
• Gene silencing
• Factors affecting gene expression
• Post-translational analysis
• Molecular farming
• Field trial analysis
• Commercialization of modified crops
• Safety and regulatory affairs
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
• Biofuels
• Data from field trials
• Development of transformation technology
• Elimination of pollutants (Bioremediation)
• Gene silencing mechanisms
• Genome Editing
• Herbicide resistance
• Molecular farming
• Pest resistance
• Plant reproduction (e.g., male sterility, hybrid breeding, apomixis)
• Plants with altered composition
• Tolerance to abiotic stress
• Transgenesis in agriculture
• Biofortification and nutrients improvement
• Genomic, proteomic and bioinformatics methods used for developing GM cops
ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES
• Commercialization
• Consumer attitudes
• International bodies
• National and local government policies
• Public perception, intellectual property, education, (bio)ethical issues
• Regulation, environmental impact and containment
• Socio-economic impact
• Food safety and security
• Risk assessments
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