Cisgenic Crops: Safety, Legal and Social Issues

Prof. Anurag Chaurasia, a biotechnologist working with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Government of India, is a pioneer worker on transgenics/GMOs in the country. He has served as faculty 'Molecular biology and biotechnology' at NRC on Plant Biotechnology, IARI, PUSA, New Delhi, and has established the IDA recognized National Bureau on Agriculturally Important Microorganisms (NBAIM) at Mau, Uttar Pradesh, India. His opinion articles in the reputed journal Nature have been accepted by the Government of India in formulating the National Policy Documents for the Genetically Modified Crops, National Education Policy 2020 and Scientific Social Responsibilities. He is a series co-editor for the book series “Topics in Biodiversity and Conservation” Springer Nature and has been serving on the board of many reputed journals being published by the Springer Nature, Elsevier, and Oxford University Press.Prof. Chittaranjan Kole is an internationally reputed scientist with an illustrious professional career spanning over thirty-seven years and original contributions in the fields of plant genomics and biotechnology leading to the publication of more than 150 research articles in globally leading journals. He has edited over 160 books for the leading publishers of the world including Springer Nature, Wiley-Blackwell and Taylor & Francis Group. His works and editing acumen have been appreciated by seven Nobel Laureates including Profs. Norman Borlaug, Arthur Kornberg, Werner Arber, Phillip Sharp, Günter Blobel, Lee Hartwell and Roger Kornberg. Previously he was a Visiting Professor in The Pennsylvania State University and Clemson University. He also served as the Vice-Chancellor of the BC Agricultural University in India. He is also the President of the International Climate-Resilient Crop Genomics Consortium (ICRCGC), International Phytomedomics and Nutriomics Consortium (IPNC) and Genome India International (GII).

• Cisgenic crops: Biodiversity, ecosystems, and environment.- Cisgenesis: A promising alternative crop improvement technology for biodiversity, environment and ecosystem risks associated with transgenics.- Social acceptability of cisgenic plants: public perception, consumer preferences, and legal regulation (5).- Elucidation and acceptance –scientific, legal and ethical aspects of cisgenesis in times of an alleged dwindling faith in science.- Consumer Evaluation of Novel Plant-Breeding Technologies: A Decision-Focused Research Agenda.- Economic considerations of cisgenics as a sub-set of genetically modified organisms.- Cisgenesis: an European Union (EU) perspective.- Social Concerns and Regulation of Cisgenic Crops in North America.- Cisgenics & Genome Editing or Second Generation Biotechnologies: A Latin America and Caribbean Perspective.- Cisgenic crops in Ecuador: research and perspectives.- CISGENESIS AND CISGENIC CROPS: Need for a Paradigm Shift in Harnessing and Governance.- Is itonly the regulatory status? Broadening the debate on cisgenic plants.