Home Self-destruction genes could keep GMOs from spilling into the wild
 

Keywords :   


Self-destruction genes could keep GMOs from spilling into the wild

2015-01-23 19:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Climate Desk: It`s the worst nightmare of activists opposed to genetically modified crops: An errant GMO seed blows out of a wheat or corn field and breeds with a species in the wild or on a neighboring farm. The modified gene proliferates and spreads through the population, and pretty soon the line between engineered crops and their "natural" counterparts begins to disappear, with unpredictable consequences for ecosystems. This happened in 2010 in North Dakota, when scientists discovered that genes from genetically...

Tags: the wild genes spilling

Category:Electronics and Electrical

Latest from this category

All news

»
23.11UK wants to hire EU negotiator to 'reset' relations
23.11()PC-88015\"2D
23.11180&100m
23.11kenG
23.11ps3 CECH-4300C HDMI500
23.11 UNDERTALE PIANO SCORE
23.11MM6 BM11-SEC3 LC
23.11
More »