5. Genome editing and legislation

Today, GMOs (genetically modified organisms) are used in various fields of application: fundamental research to understand living organisms, agriculture to generate innovative food varieties, industrial biotechnology to produce necessities or biosourced molecules, and medicine to produce biomedicines . Well aware of the potential and impact of life sciences and biotechnology on our societies and economies, France and the other member states of the European Union have had to establish a common definition and regulation...