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More scary mutations than genetic changes?
Last July, Monsanto withdrew its sale of genetically modified seeds with biotechnology in the EU, which paved the way for competitors to challenge Monsanto's market shar…
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Fruit flies die early because they cannot be loved
Research by US scientists at the University of Michigan showed that when male fruit flies were stimulated but not mated, they could produce disease and die early.
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Scarcity of food has 'super trees'
Scientists from the Department of Biology, Technion University (Israel) have successfully bred new drought-resistant varieties with the characteristics of low water cont…
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Indonesia strengthens biotechnology applications
The Indonesian Farmers Association (KTNA) has called on the government to strengthen the application of biotechnology to agricultural production to increase productivity…
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Use genetically modified insects to replace chemicals
Thousands of genetically modified insects developed by British scientists are about to be deployed to many European fields, as an alternative to chemical pesticides.
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Sequelae of nuclear leakage on Chernobyl trees
Radiation exposure from the Chernobyl incident in 1986 left long-term sequelae on trees in the area, according to a new study.
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Manipulating food security?
These three corporations have worked with Pakistan's Food Security Ministry and made a proposal to grow genetically modified corn and cotton in Pakistan.
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Genetically modified so that mosquitoes can't smell people
American scientists at Rocckefeller University have devised a way to transform mosquito genes, neutralizing their sense of smell for humans, making them not looking for…
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Genetically modified carrots resist flu
Scientists at St Petersburg National University have created a series of genetically modified crops (beans, tobacco, carrots), capable of producing interferon, an anti-f…
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Genetically modified plants grow constantly
In a groundbreaking study, scientists in Germany transformed genes, creating tobacco plants that grew constantly.
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Genetically modified cigarettes help fight rabies
Chemicals in cigarettes are harmful to health, but a genetically modified tobacco plant can provide antibiotic-resistant antibiotics.
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Surprised species of plants detect explosives
Scientists have created a genetically modified plant that has the ability to change color when there are traces of explosives in the air, which in the future can be used…
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6 academies rejected the study of GM maize causing cancer
The study concluded that genetically engineered (GM) corn for mice tested in the laboratory is just a misleading scientific event.
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Countering genetically modified corn causes cancer in mice
After information on studying a genetically modified corn could cause cancer mice, scientists around the world said that it was the result of little reliable scientific…
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Giant grass threatens America
An agricultural group in the United States will ask the US government to approve the use of Agent Orange to destroy giant pollen grass, a plant that is growing very stro…