Scientists have investigated a genetically modified (GM)cotton grown in China that generates a built-in insecticide of its own against pests.
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Protestors Fear That Engineered Crop Could Contaminate Nearby Fields As Scientists Declared Notion Inaccurate
Members of the anti-GM movement, ‘Take The Flour Back’ plan to gather near a scientific research center where a genetically modified wheat crop is being grown.
Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Effective In Tackling Dengue Outbreak
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.
GM Mosquitoes Offer Hope In Malaria Eradication
Scientists are closing in to change the DNA of wild mosquitoes in order to eradicate malaria.
Engineered Alfalfa Propagation Is No Longer Restricted
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.
EPA Findings See Minimal Hazard From Biotech Crops
Federal regulators like the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have long insisted that the genetically altered crops pose no harm to the environment.
Scientist Warns About Risk Of Bt Eggplant
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.
Genetically Engineered Canola Flourishing As Weeds
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.
Is Genetically Modified Fish Safe For Consumers?
Have you heard a salmon fish that can grow at twice as the normal rate and can grow to market size in half the time as a non modified fish?