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GE barley crop the first to receive a UK PBO marketing notice

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A gene-edited barley developed by scientists at Rothamsted Research has become the first crop to receive a Precision Bred Organism (PBO) marketing notice confirmation through the UK’s new regulatory pathway for precision breeding. The marketing notice confirms that the barley meets the criteria of a precision-bred organism under the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023 and the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Regulations 2025, allowing the crop to progress towards wider evaluation (research and analysis) and eventual commercial deployment of the trait. The barley has been developed using CRISPR gene editing to increase lipid content in plant tissues, creating a high-energy forage crop for…