GM techniques are potential WMDs and need to be regulated

Australia’s gene technology regulator is proposing to deregulate new genetic modification (GM) techniques deemed “weapons of mass destruction and proliferation” in the US Government’s annual worldwide threat assessment report. Several of the options outlined in the...
GM techniques are potential WMDs and need to be regulated

GM techniques are potential WMDs and need to be regulated

Proposed changes to Australia’s Gene Technology Regulations would deregulate new genetic modification (GM) techniques deemed “weapons of mass destruction and proliferation” in the annual worldwide threat assessment report of the U.S. intelligence community. Several of...
Biohacking ban needed

Biohacking ban needed

US biohacker Ellen Jorgensen recently toured the country encouraging members of the public to genetically modify microbes prompting the GM Free Australia Alliance to call for a ban on the genetic engineering of microbes outside contained and certified laboratory...

Biohacking

An increasing number of people – many with no formal biological training – are genetically engineering common microbes in community labs and kitchens, posing potentially serious risks to the environment and human health and raising serious ethical...