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GENE TECHNOLOGY REGULATIONS 2001 - SCHEDULE 1A Techniques that are not gene technology

GENE TECHNOLOGY REGULATIONS 2001 - SCHEDULE 1A

Techniques that are not gene technology

(regulation   4)

 

 

Item

Description of technique

1

Somatic cell nuclear transfer, if the transfer does not involve genetically modified material.

2

Electromagnetic radiation - induced mutagenesis.

3

Particle radiation - induced mutagenesis.

4

Chemical - induced mutagenesis.

5

Fusion of animal cells, or human cells, if the fused cells are unable to form a viable whole animal or human.

6

Protoplast fusion, including fusion of plant protoplasts.

7

Embryo rescue.

8

In vitro fertilisation.

9

Zygote implantation.

10

A natural process, if the process does not involve genetically modified material.

Examples :   Examples of natural processes include conjugation, transduction, transformation and transposon mutagenesis.

11

Introduction of RNA into an organism, if:

(a) the RNA cannot be translated into a polypeptide; and

(b) the introduction of the RNA cannot result in an alteration of the organism's genome sequence; and

(c) the introduction of the RNA cannot give rise to an infectious agent.