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First GMO mosquitoes to be released in the Florida Keys

Grist

This spring, the biotechnology company Oxitec plans to release genetically modified, or GM, mosquitoes in the Florida Keys. Critics say they are concerned about the possible effects GM mosquitoes could have on human health and the environment. Gorman maintains that the company is not required to report formal health impact studies.

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BusinessGreen Leaders Awards 2022: And the winner is.

Business Green

The Innovation of the Year is always one of the most competitive categories, but this year N2S won out with the judges thanks to its pioneering work to harness advanced biotechnology to tackle the seemingly intractable problem of electronic waste and the huge environmental footprint that comes with it.

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Should we genetically edit the food we eat? Two experts offer their thoughts

Business Green

We also work to improve plant biotechnologies and have contributed to proof-of-concept studies demonstrating that genome editing can be used to develop useful traits in barley, brassica and potatoes by deleting just a few letters of DNA. In 2015, for example, these ' Frankenfood headlines' dominated. It's not clear.

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? Green linings & lessons from breakthroughs #159

Climate Tech VC

💧 cimico , a Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain-based biotechnological wastewater treatment platform, raised $8M in Series A funding from Moira Capital Partners. A major public health concern as the geographic reach of malaria spreads.

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The 2020 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

GreenBiz

Health, wellness and nutrition are Camp’s key interests. . He also worked with Nestlé while at McCann Enterprise to develop a low-technology platform for communicating nutrition and health information to low-literate consumers in equatorial Africa. He asked me to help him find a solution to get rid of the milk waste," Luo remembers. .

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Meet the climate expert running to be the first female scientist in the Senate

Grist

She wants to attract new industries to the state like biotechnology and those that will be needed in the energy transition, like manufacturing of electric car parts and advanced nuclear reactors. Ben-David also believes her experience in wildlife management makes her uniquely qualified to get things done in Congress.

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