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Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Effective In Tackling Dengue Outbreak

Nov 1st

Dengue is caused by a virus transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito as it bites. The male mosquitoes are modified so their offspring die before reproducing.

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GM Mosquitoes Offer Hope In Malaria Eradication

Apr 23rd

Posted by Affleap in Science Technology

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Scientists are closing in to change the DNA of wild mosquitoes in order to eradicate malaria.

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Engineered Alfalfa Propagation Is No Longer Restricted

Feb 25th

Posted by Affleap in Agriculture Agribusiness

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Alfalfa is used for livestock feed and can be planted early or late in the year. It is a major crop in the United States, grown on about 22 million acres.

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EPA Findings See Minimal Hazard From Biotech Crops

Dec 23rd

Posted by Affleap in Science Technology

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Federal regulators like the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have long insisted that the genetically altered crops pose no harm to the environment.

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Scientist Warns About Risk Of Bt Eggplant

Oct 29th

Posted by Affleap in Miscellanews Tidbits

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Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) eggplant or bt talong in Philippine dialect was genetically redesigned to be resistant to the fruit and shoot borer larva that affects crop yielding from 50-70 percent.

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Genetically Engineered Canola Flourishing As Weeds

Sep 25th

Posted by Affleap in Gardening

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Canola, whose seeds are pressed to make the popular cooking oil, is a type of oilseed rape developed by breeders in Canada. In the US, it is grown mainly in North Dakota and Minnesota through cultivation, is spreading.

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