Regulation of genetically modified organisms: has the time come to amend the law?

摘要

Across the world, attempts at regulating the processes and products of recombi-nant DNA technologies, including genetically modified organisms (GMOs) had their origins in the famous Asilomar Conference in 1975. In this conference, scientists who had been involved in developing these revolutionary technologies gathered to discuss the potential dangers of creating GMOs, and they decided to implement a self-imposed moratorium on such research until more details became available from carefully planned experiments on the potential risks and consequences of the GMO technologies. The laws and regulations that were framed by the Indian Government in the 1980s on these technologies largely reflect the potential concerns that were voiced in the Asilomar Conference.