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Transforming plant genes to produce cheap paper and fuel
For years, scientists have had difficulty finding ways to decompose green plants into ready-to-use biofuels.
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Experiment with mosquitoes
Panama is expected to become the next country to test the use of the nicknamed transgenic mosquitoes
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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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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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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 tomatoes help prevent heart disease
Scientists have grown a genetically modified tomato, creating a series of amino acids that help reduce blood clots in the arteries.
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Experimental GM rice in China
Greenpeace East Asia - Greenpeace East Asia has accused it, an American-backed study tested rice modified Golden Rice on 24 Chinese children. However, China denied this…
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Genetically modified insects threaten genetically modified plants
The situation of genetically modified insects to adapt to genetically modified crops in the field is more complicated in the laboratory, a new study has said.
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Brazil: Transgenic mosquitoes adapt to nature
A year ago, more than 10 million genetically modified male mosquitoes were released in HCMC. Juazeiro, inhabited by 288,000 people. Test results are announced at a confe…
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Scientists warn about the reverse side of transgenic plants
While the Ministry of Agriculture said that genetically modified crops helped increase productivity, many scientists warned about food safety and the risk of dependence…
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Green roses are about to be sold in the US
Traditional roses are only in red and white, the upcoming green transgenic roses will be sold for the first time in the US and Canada markets.
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Genetically modified rice is rampant in China
Chinese officials acknowledge that the transgenic rice has been hedged from experimental fields, illegally on the market for many years.
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Transgenic dairy cows produce human milk
Newborn babies can eat breast milk produced from dairy cows after scientists have successfully created a genetically modified cow that can give milk the same as human mi…
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Cultured successfully transgenic potato strains
Scientists from India's National Plant Genome Research Institute have successfully cultivated a genetically modified potato strain.