THE impact of the new biotechnology bill otherwise called biosafety bill, which was recently assented to by President Goodluck Jonathan, into law cannot be over emphasized. This is because the law is coming at a time the issue of biosafety regulation in Africa is rapidly gaining momentum as more African countries are embracing genetically motivated organisms, GMOs.
Many see the signing of the bill into law by President Jonathan as a milestone in the domestication of modern biotechnology in Nigeria, what science experts also say is a giant stride that will allow the country to join the league of countries advance in the use of this cutting edge technology as another window to boost economic development in Nigeria.
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