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When Genetic Engineering Is the Environmentally Friendly Choice

Crop Hybridization and Genetic Engineering: An Illustration Using Playing CardsDr. Paul Vincelli of the University of Kentucky demonstrates why some refer to genetic engineering as precision…

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Scientist Race to Use Virus to Save Florida Orange Trees

The Florida citrus industry has been hit hard by a disease called citrus greening or huanglongbing. Citrus greening is a bacterial disease that is spread by an insect called Asian citrus psyillid.…

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Stacking Sequence-Specific Nuclease-Induced Mutations Using Talens to Improve Soybean Oil

Soybean oil is one of the most prevalent oils used in the food industry. Soybean oil has high levels of the polyunsaturated fats linoleic and linolenic acid. Soybean oil is partially hydrogenated…

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National Academies Report on Genetically Engineered Crops

The Committee on Genetically Engineered Crops: Past Experience and Future Prospects; Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources; Division on Earth and Life Studies; National Academies of Sciences,…