Insulin “made in cow”: is the future of anti-diabetes drugs a cow?
One cow, ten hundred. A small herd could produce all the insulin in a country, surpassing current production methods based on transgenic yeasts and bacteria.
GMO foods, Britain legalizes development, sale and consumption
Among the first GMO foods to end up on the market, the vitamin D "super tomatoes" developed by scientists at the John Innes Center
The purple tomato, GMO and anti cancer approved for human consumption
Almost 15 years after its development, the tomato created to have higher levels of antioxidants is approved for human consumption.
The new GMO rice flexes its muscles: 40% more grains
A new genetic modification can increase photosynthesis and uptake of fertilizers in rice, wheat and other crops. The effect is a 40% higher yield with reduced curing times.
Scientists combine human genes with potatoes to make them grow huge
Adding a gene that encodes human proteins makes potatoes 50% larger: sensational discovery or aberration? Posterity will judge.
Oxitec releases a "feminicidal" GMO moth against parasites
A male GMO moth released to transmit a "killer gene" that kills all females and saves crops. The Oxitec method? Cruel but effective.
Lactose intolerant and vegan, synthetic milk arrives
Perfect Day has obtained in the laboratory the protein part of the milk which forms the core with water and fats. The synthetic milk market is born.
