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Tag: Genetic research

Target Malaria is soon scheduled to begin implementing a plan in West and Central Africa to release genetically modified “male sterile” (non-gene-drive) mosquitoes: Photo: iStock
Posted inAustralia, Egypt, Middle East, New Zealand, Oceania, World

Cutting corners on consent

by Zahra Moloo December 23, 2018

On November 29, after two weeks of contentious negotiations at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, 196 countries agreed to stringent rules on the use of so-called gene drives. Given the far-reaching consequences of a technology that causes a particular set of genes to propagate throughout a population – fundamentally changing […]

A laboratory ultraviolet light box seen during electrophoresis for detection of DNA. Photo: Getty images
Posted inEuropean Union, Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

Russians fear US ‘DNA weapon’ but experts say it’s unlikely

by Asia Times staff November 9, 2017February 18, 2020

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