London | Reuters –– Scientists in Britain say they have developed a way of genetically modifying and controlling an invasive species of moth that causes serious pest damage to cabbages, […] Read more
Genetically modified diamondback moth offers pest control hope
WHO agency says insecticides lindane, DDT linked to cancer
London | Reuters — The insecticide lindane, once widely used in agriculture and to treat human lice and scabies, causes cancer and has been specifically linked to non-Hodgkin lymphoma, the […] Read more
Cattle parasite study points to possible way to fight malaria
London | Reuters –– Herds of African cattle may hold the secret to new ways of fighting parasitic diseases such as malaria, which kills some 600,000 people a year, scientists […] Read more
Mutating H7N9 bird flu may pose pandemic threat, scientists warn
London | Reuters –– A wave of H7N9 bird flu in China that has spread into people may have the potential to emerge as a pandemic strain in humans, scientists […] Read more
UN team investigates Saudi surge in deadly MERS virus
London | Reuters –– An international team of United Nations human and animal health experts has flown to Saudi Arabia to investigate a recent surge in cases of a deadly […] Read more
New H7N9 bird flu resists drugs without losing ability to spread
Scientists have found that a mutation in a new strain of bird flu infecting people in China can render it resistant to a key first-line treatment drug without limiting its […] Read more
Journal withdraws controversial GM corn study
The publisher of a controversial and much-criticized study suggesting genetically modified corn caused tumours in rats has withdrawn the paper after a year-long investigation found it did not meet scientific […] Read more
Study of human transmission of new bird flu raises worries
The first scientific analysis of probable human-to-human transmission of a deadly new strain of bird flu that emerged in China this year gives the strongest evidence yet that the H7N9 […] Read more
Scientists cook world’s first in-vitro beef burger
A corner of west London saw culinary and scientific history made Monday when scientists cooked and served the world’s first lab-grown beef burger. The in-vitro burger, cultured from cattle stem […] Read more
New bird flu poses ‘serious threat,’ WHO says
A new strain of bird flu causing a deadly outbreak among people in China is a threat to world health and should be taken seriously, scientists said Wednesday. The H7N9 […] Read more
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