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The Council for Science and Technology, the body that advises the Prime Minister on science policy issues, asked a group of independent scientists in 2013 to look into the developments in the science of GM crops since the Royal Society report published in 2009.
The result is a 50 page report which records the progress of the first generation of crops, the potential applications coming through the pipeline and the regulatory challenges. The report makes a series of recommendations that would allow a safe and sustainable agriculture to use GM varieties for the benefit of the farmer, consumer and the environment.
Speakers:
Professor Jonathan Jones, Sainsbury Laboratory
Professor Jim Dunwell, University of Reading
Professor Sir Mark Walport, Chief Scientific Adviser