Brexit, the EU and gene editing: does the UK have an advantage?

UK regulations on CRISPR engineered crops and livestock are changing: what do these changes mean for researchers? On the eve of Brexit, many researchers feared for the future of science in the UK. The possibility of withdrawn funding opportunities from such entities as the €85 billion Horizon Europe project; concerns over tariffs on lab equipment and legal disputes over clinical trials; and the security of European staff in a sector rife with free-flowing international travel of academics from one nation to another, all combined to create a major sense of uncertainty. Ultimately, the doomsday scenario was largely avoided: lab materials...