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Self-reliance in edible oils need of hour, GM mustard to pave way
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
India is the world's second-largest consumer and number one vegetable oil importer, and it meets around 60 per cent of its need through imports. With the formal approval of GM mustard for mass-scale cultivation in India, it is expected to reduce dependence on imported edible oils.
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Industry body SEA seeks genetically-modified mustard from Centre for culti
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
After years of scientific research, GM mustard was last week approved by Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) for field trials.
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US: In first-of-its-kind, man with terminal heart disease gets transplant
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 11 (ANI): In a first-of-its-kind transplant surgery, a 57-year-old Maryland man with terminal heart disease has received a genetically modified pig heart.
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India exporting strictly non-genetically modified rice to world, says Mini
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 20 (ANI): The Centre on Wednesday clarified that there is no commercial variety of genetically modified (GM) rice in India, adding that the country is exporting strictly non-genetically modified rice to the world, informed the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
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Genome-editing strategy developed for potential Alzheimer's disease therap
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, August 18 (ANI): An international research team led by scientists from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has developed a novel strategy using brain-wide genome-editing technology that can reduce Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathologies in genetically modified
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Republican report states COVID-19 leaked from Wuhan lab in China
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 2 (ANI): A Republican lawmaker's report investigating the origins of COVID-19 released on Monday has concluded that the pandemic outbreak stemmed from a genetically modified virus that leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, first detected in December 2019.
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Swadeshi Jagran Manch writes to PM requesting halt to field trials of gene
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 14 (ANI): After the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change allowed the field trials for Bt brinjal, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) affiliate, Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) on Monday, wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to halt th
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POSHN super-juice's secret formula is ideal for daily energy needs
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 15 (ANI/PRNewswire): 'POSHN'- functional Super-juice launched in 2018 by Fettle Works LLP, offers tasty and functional health juices that are low on calories, have no added sugar, are dairy-free, non-carbonated, devoid of ingredients from genetically modifie
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Researchers experiment with gene therapy vector injections to cure renal d
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [USA], Jan 1 (ANI): Mastering the targeted delivery of therapeutic genes to the desired location within the body is the first necessary step towards implementing gene therapy to treat renal diseases. One way to do so is by the means of genetically modified viruses that act as vector
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Scientists create vegan ice-cream from genetically modified yeast
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
California [USA], July 17 (ANI): Cool treats are a perfect way to fend off the summer temperatures and what else can be a better summer treat than having a delicious ice cream. But have you ever thought of having an ice-cream grown in a laboratory?
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Can lab-grown insect meat be a future food?
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 31 (ANI): Given the harmful effect livestock farming poses for the planet, researchers have proposed plant-based diets, insect farming, lab-grown meat, and genetically modified animals as an alternative to livestock farming.
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Hens that lay human proteins in eggs may help in future drug production
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 28 (ANI): Chickens that have been genetically modified to produce human proteins in eggs can offer a cost-effective method of producing certain types of drugs.
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