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Genetic Engineering Defined
The manipulation of the genetic material of an organism in order to achieve desirable characteristics.
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Scientists use genetic engineering to make virus-resistant grapevines
Published July 3, 2009, 9:49 pm, New Kerala
Washington, July 3 : Scientists are making certain plants resistant to the 'Grapevine fanleaf virus' GFLV by genetic engineering.
Virus-resistant Grapevines
Published July 2, 2009, 10:47 am, redOrbit
Viruses can cost winegrowers an entire harvest. If they infest the grapevines, even pesticides are often no use. What’s more, these chemicals are harmful to the environment.
Virus-resistant grapevines
Published July 2, 2009, 8:18 am, PhysOrg
Viruses can cost winegrowers an entire harvest. If they infest the grapevines, even pesticides are often no use. What's more, these chemicals are harmful to the environment. Researchers are growing plants that produce antibodies against the viruses and are thus immune.
A new gene to combat possible build-up of resistance in bollworm insects in Bt cotton
Published June 30, 2009, 1:18 pm, SeedQuest
Source: Plant Breeding News*, Edition 202 Contributed by Dr. Vasudeva Rao, President Ag Technologies, Metahelix Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd.
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- Genetic Engineering: Definition: Genetic engineering, recombinant DNA technology, genetic modification/m anipulation and gene splicing are terms that apply to the direct manipulation of an organism' s genes. Genetic engineering is different from traditional breeding, where the organism' s genes are manipulated indirectly.
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- Virus Tamed To Destroy Cancer Cells But Leave Healthy Cells Unharmed
- Genetic Algorithms Used to Determine the Best Water Quality Control For The Money: There may be thousands of things large and small that can be done to better control pollution on even the smallest waterways, and a new tool developed at Purdue University may help sort out how to choose the best ones.
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- Reviving American chestnuts may mitigate climate change - Boing Boing
Tue Jun 2
- FT.com | FT Energy Source | Second generation biofuels - still five years away?
- 15 Real-World Applications of Genetic Algorithms
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