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CLLS—NYT feature on Calyxt:

www.nytimes.com/2017/01/09/science/genetically-edited-foods-crispr.html
Quote:
Dr. Mulligan of Harvard said he was not sure that people would see much difference between gene-edited and genetically modified. “The objection that people have is a more visceral and vague objection to messing with DNA,” he said. “It’s hard to see that the public would see the difference.”
As previously posted, I agree with the above, and I think CLLS is hoodwinking investors into assuming that gene-edited crops will be viewed by the general public as fundamentally different from GMOs.

But, isn't the big point, alluded to in the NYT piece, that the label won't reflect that the crops are gene-edited (unless current regulations change)?