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| USDA: Genetically modified wheat found in Montana ^ |
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09/27/2014 10:38:21 AM PDT · by LucyT · 79 replies AP ^ | Sep 26, 2013 | MARY CLARE JALONICKUnregulated genetically modified wheat... in a second location in the United States... in Montana, the Agriculture Department said Friday. The department said it is investigating the discovery of the Montana wheat, which is a different variety than the genetically modified wheat found in Oregon. |
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| Genetically modified mosquitoes released in Cayman Islands ^ |
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07/28/2016 3:12:08 PM PDT · by Olog-hai · 26 replies Associated Press ^ | Jul 28, 2016 4:57 PM EDTThe first wave of genetically modified mosquitoes were released Wednesday in the Cayman Islands as part of a new effort to control the insect that spreads Zika and other viruses, officials in the British Island territory said. Genetically altered male mosquitoes, which don’t bite but are expected to mate with females to produce offspring that die before reaching adulthood, were released in the West Bay area of Grand Cayman Island, according to a joint statement from the Cayman Islands Mosquito Research and Control Unit and British biotech firm Oxitec. … |
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| First Genetically Modified Children Graduate from High School ^ |
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09/28/2014 6:56:11 PM PDT · by Jan_Sobieski · 39 replies Tech Crunch ^ | 9/28/2014 | Sarah BuhrRemember the sci-fi thriller GATTACA? For those who never saw the film and/or eschewed all pop culture in the late 90’s for some reason, it was a popular movie that came out in 1997 about genetically modified human beings. Now some literally genetically modified human babies born that same year are entering their senior year of high school. The first successful transfer of genetic material for this purpose was published in a U.S. medical journal in 1997 and then later cited in a Human Reproduction publication in 2001. Scientists injected 30 embryos in all with a third person’s genetic material.... |
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| Scientists: Genetically Modified Humans Can Fight Climate Change ^ |
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10/08/2015 5:10:25 PM PDT · by Sean_Anthony · 36 replies Canada Free Press ^ | 10/08/15 | Patrick WoodThe U.N.'s dream of Sustainable Development is precisely a Brave New World It was just a matter of time before Eugenics met Climate Change. Even if it sounds like science fiction and absurd speculation, the discussion is taking place now in scientific circles. In fact, this is the ultimate application of science to the human condition. For instance, designer babies might be genetically engineered to be smaller as adults: This would proportionally reduce their carbon footprint. Or genes might be inserted to improve night vision. That would allow nighttime lighting requirements to be reduced, thus saving boatloads of energy and... |
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| Can genetically modified mosquitoes snuff out the Zika virus? ^ |
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01/29/2016 2:13:32 PM PST · by Trumpinator · 28 replies cbsnews.com ^ | January 29, 2016, 1:51 PM | Kate GibsonBy Kate Gibson MoneyWatch January 29, 2016, 1:51 PM Can genetically modified mosquitoes snuff out the Zika virus? Humans are trying to recruit a key ally in the fight against the mosquito-borne Zika virus: other mosquitoes. Frightening headlines about the spread of the Zika virus are focusing attention on a Nasdaq-traded biotechnology company called Intrexon (XON), thanks to its British subsidiary, an Oxford University spinoff named Oxitec. |
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| Brave New World: Group Increases Pressure for Genetically Modified Embryos (US, next) ^ |
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Aletelia ^ | September 16, 2015 | JOHN BURGER An influential UK-based bioethics organization is putting pressure on the British government to legalize the genetic modification of embryos, the BBC reported.The Hinxton Group, an international consortium on stem cells, ethics and law, says that editing the genetic code of early stage embryos is of “tremendous value†to research, with promises of cures for now-incurable diseases.The group warned, though, that at this stage in the research, genetically modified babies should not be allowed to be born, though it may be “morally acceptable†under some circumstances in the future.If that sounds like too much of a “brave new world†to you, read on.... |
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| Was Zika outbreak caused by release of genetically modified mosquitoes in Brazil? ^ |
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01/31/2016 5:46:50 PM PST · by ilovesarah2012 · 58 replies mirror.co.uk ^ | January 31, 2016 | ELLE GRIFFITHSThe Zika virus outbreak currently gripping the Americas could have been sparked by the release of genetically modified mosquitoes in 2012, critics say. The insects were engineered by biotechnology experts to combat the spread of dengue fever and other diseases and released into the general population of Brazil in 2012. But with the World Health Organisation(WHO) now meeting in Geneva to desperately discuss cures for the Zika virus, speculation has mounted as to the cause of this sudden outbreak. The Zika virus was first discovered in the 1950s but the recent outbreak has escalated alarmingly, causing birth defects and a... |
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| The World's First Genetically Modified Babies Will Graduate High School This Year ^ |
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09/28/2014 1:27:15 PM PDT · by EveningStar · 29 replies TechCrunch ^ | September 28, 2014 | Sarah BuhrRemember the sci-fi thriller GATTACA? For those who never saw the film and/or eschewed all pop culture in the late 90's for some reason, it was a popular movie that came out in 1997 about genetically modified human beings. Now some literally genetically modified human babies born that same year are entering their senior year of high school. |
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| The apple that never browns wants to change your mind about genetically modified foods ^ |
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01/23/2017 6:07:19 PM PST · by markomalley · 36 replies Washington Post ^ | 1/23/17 | Caitlin DeweyAfter years of development, protest and regulatory red tape, the first genetically modified, non-browning apples will soon go on sale in the United States. The fruit, sold sliced and marketed under the brand Arctic Apple, could hit a cluster of Midwestern grocery stores as early as Feb. 1. The limited release is an early test run for the controversial apple, which has been genetically modified to eliminate the browning that occurs when an apple is left out in the open air. Critics and advocates of genetic engineering say that the apple could be a turning point in the nation’s highly... |
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| Four Things You Can Do To Help Stop the Creation of Genetically-Modified Kids ^ |
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02/21/2015 3:38:33 PM PST · by NYer · 29 replies Catholic Lane ^ | February 20, 2015 | Rebecca TaylorAt a time when more and more people are becoming wary of generically-modified foods in their diet, the United Kingdom is poised to begin creating genetically-modified children with the genetic material of three people, two women and one man; a genetic combination that could not occur naturally.And the way the UK goes, the United States may soon follow.The average person may feel totally overwhelmed by the science and helpless to do anything about it. Unfortunately, we cannot stick our heads in the sand and do nothing. If we ignore this problem it will not go away. If we stay silent... |
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| Genetically engineered pigs: Advance looks promising [For Transplants] ^ |
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08/14/2015 9:17:26 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 8 replies medicalxpress.com ^ | August 14, 2015 | by Nancy OwanoA domestic pig on an organic farm in Solothurn, Switzerland. Image: Wikimedia Commons ---------------------------------------- Stories of people waiting for organ transplants that could save their lives are well known. The numbers, though, are not encouraging. The US Department of Health and Human Services has some data: 122,407 people need a lifesaving organ transplant (total waiting list of candidates). The agency said that the gap between supply and demand continues to widen. The total number of donors from January through May this year was 5,975. On average, 22 people die each day while waiting for a transplant. Here is another statistic:... |
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| Genetically-modified mosquitoes might save thousands of human lives, but is the risk too high? ^ |
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03/27/2015 8:54:49 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 22 replies National Post ^ | 03/27/2015 | Tom BlackwellIn the unofficial mosquito capital of Canada, most people do whatever they can to avoid the clouds of biting, whining pests. Steve Whyard, on the other hand, is creating mosquitoes by the thousands. Inside his Winnipeg lab, the University of Manitoba biologist is soaking larvae of one of the insect’s most dangerous strains in a special solution to “silence” two of the bugs’ genes. |
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| Genetically modified mosquitoes clear key hurdle for Key West test ^ |
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03/11/2016 11:26:51 AM PST · by Ray76 · 38 replies Miami Herald ^ | Mar 11, 2016 | Jenny StaletovichThe release of genetically modified mosquitoes in the Florida Keys cleared a significant hurdle Friday when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced they pose no significant environmental danger. The preliminary findings, to be published in the Federal Register, will be open for public comment for the next 30 days. But the initial federal review likely clears the way for a long-delayed field trial by British producer Oxitec in the tiny affluent neighborhood of Key Haven a mile east of Key West. Pitched as a safer, more affordable way of battling Oxitec’s modified male mosquitoes are engineered to produce offspring... |
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| It's Legal to Eat Genetically Modified Salmon in the U.S. ^ |
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11/20/2015 8:56:40 AM PST · by w1n1 · 69 replies Cal Sportsman ^ | 11/20/2015 | A PressThe Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved genetically modified salmon, the first such altered animal allowed for human consumption in the United States. The Obama administration had stalled in approving the fast-growing salmon for more than five years amid consumer concerns about eating genetically modified foods. But the agency said Thursday the fish is safe to eat. In announcing the approval, the FDA said that there are "no biologically relevant differences in the nutritional profile of AquAdvantage Salmon compared to that of other farm-raised Atlantic salmon." AquAdvantage Salmon was created by the Massachusetts-based company AquaBounty. Ron Stotish, the company's... |
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