genetically modified organisms
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Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Are Breeding In Brazil, Despite Biotech Firm’s Assurances To The Contrary
An experimental trial to reduce the number of mosquitoes in a Brazilian town by releasing genetically modified mosquitoes has not gone as planned. Traces of the mutated insects have been detected in the natural population of mosquitoes, which was never supposed to happen.
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Why The US Government Says It Doesn’t Need To Regulate This Mutant Mushroom
A mushroom that’s resistant to browning has become the first CRISPR-edited food to get green lit by the US government. Here’s how this mutated fungus managed to escape USDA oversight — and why this agency needs to upgrade its regulatory guidelines.
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Corn Grown In Space Caves Could Be The Future Of Farming
A new discovery could take corn farming to perhaps the last place you’d expect to see it: in underground mines and caves. Perhaps, eventually, even to other planets. It sounds like science fiction, but it’s real, and it could drastically change the future of food production as we know it.