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		amelius on March 26, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: FDA Approves First CRISPR Cows for Beef Why is this for the FDA to decide, not the electorate? We've had discussions about abortion for ages, yet here the FDA okays a human intervention just like that?

rocqua on March 26, 2022 [–]

This is about suitability of meat as food. That falls squarely within the purview of the FDA.

Whether this is allowed to do to animals is not determined by the FDA. I am not sure what law does cover this.

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