2.5 billion gene altered mosquitoes — designed to end spread of Zika, dengue and malaria — to be released in two-year experiment in California and Florida, EPA decides

2.5 billion gene altered mosquitoes — designed to end spread of Zika, dengue and malaria — to be released in two-year experiment in California and Florida, EPA decides

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Genetically modified mosquitoes might soon be whining on both U.S. coasts. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved two more years of ...
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Tree planting can help slow global warming, but it’s no panacea, climate experts say

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.... There’s room to plant enough trees, albeit many, many, many trees, to counter a big chunk of the planet-warming ...
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As the ocean heats up, coral reproduction is thrown out of step

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Bad timing for coral sex might be an underappreciated threat of climate change. Spawning is out of sync for at ...
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How do you make a lab-grown burger?

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In July, [the alternative-meat] movement passed a new milestone: In a packed auditorium in suburban Maryland, the FDA convened the ...
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How do you define ‘species’? Turns out, it’s not so easy

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At first glance, “species” is a basic vocabulary word school children can ace on a test by reciting something close ...
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Climate change may speed up pest’s tolerance of insect-resistant GM Bt corn

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Climate change might be great news for pests looking to munch on genetically modified crops, researchers propose. In particular, researchers ...
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