Big Agriculture eyeing genetic tool for pest control
Big Agriculture eyeing genetic tool for pest control
PTI Feed, India, 2008.
A controversial and unproven gene-editing technology touted as a silver bullet against malaria-bearing mosquitos could wind up being deployed first in commercial agriculture, according to experts and an NGO report published Tuesday.; ; So-called “gene drives” force evolution’s hand, ensuring that an engineered trait is passed down to all or most offspring, and from one generation to the next.
