Jones Michael G K, Fosu-Nyarko John, Iqbal Sadia, Adeel Muhammad, Romero-Aldemita Rhodora, Arujanan Mahaletchumy, Kasai Mieko, Wei Xun, Prasetya Bambang, Nugroho Satya, Mewett Osman, Mansoor Shahid, Awan Muhammad J A, Ordonio Reynante L, Rao S R, Poddar Abhijit, Hundleby Penny, Iamsupasit Nipon, Khoo Kay
Crop Biotechnology Research Group, Centre for Crop and Food Innovation, Food Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Perth, WA 6150, Australia.
ISAAA-BioTrust Global Knowledge Center on Biotechnology, International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications (ISAAA), IRRI, Los Banos 4031, Philippines.
Plants (Basel). 2022 Sep 27;11(19):2538. doi: 10.3390/plants11192538.
Genome- or gene-editing (abbreviated here as 'GEd') presents great opportunities for crop improvement. This is especially so for the countries in the Asia-Pacific region, which is home to more than half of the world's growing population. A brief description of the science of gene-editing is provided with examples of GEd products. For the benefits of GEd technologies to be realized, international policy and regulatory environments must be clarified, otherwise non-tariff trade barriers will result. The status of regulations that relate to GEd crop products in Asian countries and Australasia are described, together with relevant definitions and responsible regulatory bodies. The regulatory landscape is changing rapidly: in some countries, the regulations are clear, in others they are developing, and some countries have yet to develop appropriate policies. There is clearly a need for the harmonization or alignment of GEd regulations in the region: this will promote the path-to-market and enable the benefits of GEd technologies to reach the end-users.
基因组编辑或基因编辑（以下简称为“基因编辑”）为作物改良带来了巨大机遇。对于亚太地区的国家而言尤其如此，该地区居住着全球一半以上的不断增长的人口。本文简要介绍了基因编辑科学，并列举了基因编辑产品的实例。为了实现基因编辑技术的益处，必须明确国际政策和监管环境，否则将产生非关税贸易壁垒。本文描述了亚洲国家和澳大拉西亚与基因编辑作物产品相关的法规现状，以及相关定义和负责的监管机构。监管格局正在迅速变化：在一些国家，法规明确；在另一些国家，法规正在制定；还有一些国家尚未制定适当的政策。显然，该地区需要统一或协调基因编辑法规：这将促进产品上市，并使基因编辑技术的益处惠及最终用户。
