Australian researchers have developed the first genetically modified (GM) banana in the world and now await official approval from food authorities to produce and sell the banana crops on a large scale. The Cavendish variety of bananas known as QCAV-4 was engineered by scientists at Australia’s Queensland University of Technology (QUT), and is a major…
Genetically Engineered Hens Made to Kill Their Own Chicks
In an effort to stop the barbaric culling of male chicks, scientists plan to create GE hens that pass on lethal genes to their male offspring, killing them before they hatch. But the biotechnology raises equally disturbing ethical and safety issues. STORY AT-A-GLANCE Each year, more than 6 billion male chicks are killed worldwide, up…
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