Topic: Biotechnology

Suit seeks to bar genetically modified sugar beets

Organic farmers seek to bar genetically modified beets, source of about half of US sugar cropOrganic farmers fear this year's spring breezes will be carrying pollen from genetically altered sugar beets, which they say could render their crops worthless, and they hope to persuade a federal judge this week ...
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Flightless mosquitoes may curb dengue: study

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Genetically altered mosquitoes that cannot fly may help slow the spread of dengue fever and could be a harmless alternative to chemical insecticides, U.S. and British scientists said on Monday. They genetically altered mosquitoes to produce flightless females, and said spreading these defective mosquitoes could suppress native ...
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Debate over GM eggplant consumes India

<div><p>MUMBAI (Reuters) - The purple eggplant that Indian shopper Tanuja Krishnan picks out at a Mumbai market stall every week is an unlikely protagonist in a raging debate about whether genetically modified foods should be introduced into India.</p><p>A ...
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India GM Food

India GM Food
FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2010 file photo, farmers hold signs as Greenpeace activists dressed as Bt brinjal eggplants, look on at a protest during Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh’s visit to attend a public hearing on the genetically modified eggplant crop at Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture ...
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