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Parliament to consider Precision Breeding Act within weeks, promises Defra secretary

Steve Reed says move offers huge potential to transform the plant breeding sector

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Defra Secretary says move offers huge potential to transform the plant breeding sector
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Defra Secretary says move offers huge potential to transform the plant breeding sector

Defra Secretary of State Steve Reed has confirmed secondary legislation unlocking new precision breeding technology will be introduced to Parliament by the end of March. The Genetic Technology (Precision...

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