Gene editing technology: shaping international standards for health and food safety assurance

Jacob T Liberty; Bikram Poudel; Olivia Ihedioha; Haijiao Lin; Ernest Habanabakize; Zihan Gao; Ayodele T Adesoji; Shilni J Liberty

doi:10.1016/j.tibtech.2024.09.019

Gene editing technology: shaping international standards for health and food safety assurance

Trends Biotechnol. 2024 Oct 17:S0167-7799(24)00279-8. doi: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2024.09.019. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Jacob T Liberty¹, Bikram Poudel², Olivia Ihedioha³, Haijiao Lin⁴, Ernest Habanabakize⁵, Zihan Gao⁶, Ayodele T Adesoji⁷, Shilni J Liberty⁸

Affiliations

¹ FEEH Innovations, 38 Maple Street, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montreal, QC H9X 2E6, Canada. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Plant Sciences, McGill University, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montreal, QC H9X 3V9, Canada.
³ Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
⁴ Department of Animal Science, McGill University, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montreal, QC H9X 3V9, Canada.
⁵ Department of Bioresource Engineering, McGill University, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montreal, QC H9X 3V9, Canada.
⁶ Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montreal, QC H9X 3V9, Canada.
⁷ Department of Microbiology, Federal University Dutsin-Ma, Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State, Nigeria.
⁸ McGill University, Ingram School of Nursing, Montreal, QC, Canada.

PMID: 39424445
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2024.09.019

Abstract

The emergence of gene editing technologies like CRISPR-Cas9 has revolutionized health and food safety, necessitating robust international standards. This Science & Society examines how these advances have shaped global regulatory frameworks, ethical standards, and international collaborations, emphasizing the need for cohesive and ethical applications across various sectors.

Keywords: CRISPR-Cas9; ethical standards; gene editing; global regulatory frameworks; health and food safety; international collaboration.