Jim Dunwell brings us up to date with ACRE (Advisory Committee for Releases into the Environment) oversight and procedures relevant to the Precision Breeding Act - new legislation/processes to allow precision-bred crops, including with pest/pathogen resistance, to be grown in England.
Slightly weird situation with UK devolved nations where England, Wales, Scotland can all write their own rules for precision-bred crop cultivation, but internal market rules mean crops grown in one nation can be sold in another regardless.
Hipster Eugenics: More genetically 'superior' kids
While the Nazis aggressively enforced a system of blonde haired and blue-eyed people, many parents today desire gene-edited babies with blond hair, blue eyes and a selection of genetically 'superior' traits.
Hipster Eugenics: Better Babies for Billionaires
https://www.geneticsandsociety.org/biopolitical-times/hipster-eugenics-better-babies-billionaires
‘Hipster eugenics’: why is the media cosying up to people who want to build a super race?
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/apr/20/pro-natalism-babies-global-population-genetics
Gene editing is being sold on the promise of healthier babies — but what are the ethical concerns?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-22/ethics-of-gene-editing-designer-babies/105496228
"The Collinses are prominent figures within the pronatalist movement, which advocates for higher birth rates as a means to address demographic and economic challenges."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_and_Malcolm_Collins
Nazi Ideas about the Aryan Race
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/nazi-racism
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💢 Gene editing is not “precision breeding” – international scientists and policy experts
➡️ https://www.gmwatch.org/en/106-news/latest-news/20092
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