Replies

I looked around to see if I could find any confirmation that King Charles has abandoned his "green" dreams and couldn't find any. So the article which is the subject of this thread might be taken with a grain of salt.

I did however find a brief article that is similar (though it doesn't mention Charels).

UK's Precision Breeding Bill Now an Act of Parliament March 29, 2023
On March 23, 2023, the UK's Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill received Royal Assent and became an Act of Parliament and law. The Act is a major step in unlocking growth and innovation in new technologies, reinforcing food security in the face of climate change, and ensuring that England becomes a world leader in agri-food innovation.
The Precision Breeding Act covers precision-bred plants and animals developed through techniques such as gene editing, which is different from genetic modification. Under the Act, a new science-based and streamlined regulatory system will be introduced to facilitate greater research and innovation in precision breeding while maintaining stricter regulations for genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The government will take a step-by-step approach and enable precision breeding technologies for plants first, followed by animals later.
The Act has the powers to:
Remove plants and animals produced through precision breeding technologies from regulatory requirements applicable in England to the environmental release and marketing of GMOs.
Introduce two notification systems; one for precision-bred organisms used for research purposes and the other for marketing purposes. The information collected will be published on a public register on GOV.UK.
Establish a proportionate regulatory system for precision-bred animals to ensure animal welfare is safeguarded. Changes to the regulations for animals will not be introduced until this system is in place.
Establish a new science-based authorization process for food and feed products derived from using precision-bred plants and animals.
For more details about the Precision Breeding Act, read the press release in GOV.UK.

Actually, this is perfectly consistent with the greenies. I suspect that a lot of this is about developing plant based meat substitutes, since the greenies, paradoxically, reject real meats, dairy products, etc. and go for completely artificial made-in-the-lab “substitutes.”

It mentioned that the “precision breeding” will start with plants first, so I assume they’re being “bred” to have more protein or some other necessary component.