Name: David K.
Status: Educator
Age: 40s
Location: N/A
Country: N/A
Date: December 2002
Question:
Where can I find more information
on the gene manipulation scientists are now performing with
insects?
Replies:
In 2001, I did a literature/websearch for information
on genetic modification of insects in relation to the
food chain. My findings may be dated for some
examples, and some web sites may be dead by now. But
these were my findings:
insects are mainly modified for pest and disease
control. Techniques for genetic modification of
insects, mainly Neoptera (winged insects such as moths
and mosquitoes), are now available. With their
development, the need for legislation grows. The
United States Department of Agriculture has provided
Regulations of transgenic arthropods and other
transgenic invertebrates
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