Alison Van Eenennaam
Viewpoint: No, DNA is NOT a drug—Why the FDA’s continued insistence to regulate gene edited research animals as drugs blocks US-based innovation
Investigational research animals that have been genome edited CANNOT enter the food supply in the United States irrespective of the ...
Viewpoint: The United States is starting to ‘lag behind the rest of world’ — FDA policy regulating animal biotechnology as a drug is contradictory and expensive
There are several emerging biotechnology and biomanufacturing innovations designed to improve the sustainability of the livestock and related commercial sectors ...
Viewpoint: ‘Science doesn’t work through ad hominem attacks’ — UC Davis’ Alison Van Eenennaam challenges NY Times’ unsupported exposé of fellow scientist researching ways to reduce carbon footprint of cattle industry
Look I get it. The New York Times (NYT) does not like GMOs, industrial agriculture, factory farming or meat consumption ...
Podcast: Is there a future in the US for gene editing in animals? Kevin Folta talks with Alison van Eenennaam about her latest breakthrough research and regulatory hurdles she faces
Amazing innovations in animal gene editing have the promise to streamline agriculture, with benefits for agricultural producers, consumers and the ...
Are cats drugs? That’s how outdated FDA regulations categorize them when it comes to hypoallergenic felines
Almost 20 years ago, a controversial company called Lifestyle Pets (formerly Allerca) claimed to have produced hypoallergenic cats using conventional ...
Going GMO-free? Why rejecting biotechnology leads to environmental and financial losses
Challenges associated with supplying society with food have evolved from additional innovation and continual innovation will be required to meet ...
Viewpoint: Animal genetic selection will likely be embraced by public — but gene editing could face resistance from activist GMO opponents
Animal biotechnology is the application of recombinant DNA techniques to animals. Genetic engineering and cloning are two older forms of ...
Viewpoint: Fact-checking anti-GMO activist Vandana Shiva’s ‘Poison-Free, Fossil-Free’ food lecture
The event was a missed opportunity to have the more nuanced discussion that such an important topic deserves ...
Viewpoint: Free speech vs science—Should colleges invite anti-GMO speakers they ‘know’ spread misinformation?
In the face of climate change, the expectation for evidence is doubled because of the dramatic implications ...
Podcast: FDA’s double standard? Geneticist Alison Van Eenennaam examines why agency defends GE crops but overregulates GE animals
After more than 30 years of development and regulatory review, AquaBounty's fast-growing, GM salmon is poised to hit US grocery ...
Can Biden’s USDA bring America’s animal gene-editing rules into the 21st century?
I am in perhaps a somewhat rare position regarding the contemplated USDA regulatory framework, as I actually have several animals ...
‘Back to the future’: The case for returning to risk-based animal gene-editing regulations
So what is the USDA’s proposal for the regulation of genetically engineered animals? In a nutshell, it proposes moving regulation ...
Regulation gone wrong: A critique of the FDA’s nonsensical animal gene-editing rules
The “Guidance for Industry #187” entitled “Regulation of Intentionally Altered Genomic DNA in Animals” was published in the Federal Register ...
Viewpoint: ‘Regulatory creep’—How the FDA’s evolving rules hindered the introduction of gene-edited animals
Ever since the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its plans to regulate genomic alterations in genome edited animals ...
GE animals: While the federal government delays approvals, antibiotic use, animal suffering and food prices increase
They say good things come to those who wait. Well I have been waiting my entire career to eat milk, ...
Video: How do you breed CRISPR cows? A crash course on animal gene editing
How do you breed gene-edited animals? This 30-minute video from the University of California, Davis details the making of a ...
Video: What are the risks and benefits of animal gene editing?
University of California – Davis’ Alison Van Eenennaam answers questions on genome editing. Van Eenennaam discusses her research on hornless ...
Viewpoint: Glyphosate causes kidney disease? Debunking anti-GMO activist Vandana Shiva’s herbicide junk science
Seeing Vandana Shiva hosted at the University of California made me embarrassed to be a UC parent, alum, and faculty ...
Geneticist Alison Van Eenennaam explains how the CRISPR gene editing ‘revolution’ can improve our food
The final instalment of Technology Networks Explores the CRISPR Revolution is an interview with Dr Alison Van Eenennaam, a livestock ...
Netflix ‘Unnatural Selection’ gene editing miniseries focuses on extreme examples, ignores potential food sustainability impact of CRISPR
I watched dumbfounded. That is not how genetic engineering works ...
Viewpoint: 300 scientists say FDA’s plan to regulate CRISPR-edited animals as drugs will effectively shut down innovation
This proposed regulatory approach for genome editing in animals will make it cost prohibitive for both U.S. researchers and livestock ...
Viewpoint: FDA plan to regulate gene-edited animals as drugs will thwart US food innovation
In the absence of sensible regulation of the breathtaking genetic variation that exists naturally in our food species, innovation will ...
5 things to know about genetically engineered AquAdvantage salmon coming soon to US grocery stores
Animal genomics expert Alison Van Eenennaam explains the significance of the FDA’s move ...
Viewpoint: FDA plan to regulate CRISPR-edited animals as drugs will keep innovative products off the market
[T]he U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed mandatory premarket new animal drug regulatory evaluation for all food animals ...
US researchers moving abroad to avoid FDA’s CRISPR-edited animal regulations
Alison Van Eenennaam offers a critical look at stifling US animal gene-editing rules ...
Talking Biotech: Regulating gene-edited animals as drugs will stifle food innovation
Animal gene editing could revolutionize food production. But FDA regulation stands in the way ...
Proposed U.S. regulation of gene-edited food animals is not fit for purpose
Both plant and animal breeders need access to gene editing tools to introduce sustainability traits ...
Viewpoint: Lab-grown meat isn’t as ‘clean’ as you might think
There are many polarizing false dichotomies around this emerging technology ...