Corn Genetic Articles & Analysis
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Mobile genetic elements shatter the concept of fixed location genes on chromosomes 1974: Institute for Genetics, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany. ...
In 2011, they announced a breakthrough: corn genetically modified to produce an RNAi that targets the western corn rootworm. This pest costs American farmers over $1 billion annually in damages and control measures. The RNAi-produced corn could resist the rootworm without the need for insecticides, reducing economic losses and ...
"There are economic and environmental pressures to reduce nitrogen levels applied to soil while maintaining high corn yield," said Yongrui Wu. “Identifying genetic factors that increase nitrogen use efficiency is therefore ...
The CRISPR-Cas9 system currently has a wide variety of applications in gene engineering and bio-medicine, such as gene editing in model organisms and cell cultures to further investigate the relationship between genetic variation and biological function. Other examples of CRISPR-Cas9 utilization include cultivation of new, robust seeds that are more resistant to extreme ...
The fate of the world’s oceans may rest inside a stainless steel tank not quite the size of a small beer keg. Inside, genetically modified bacteria turn corn syrup into a churning mass of polymers that can be used to produce a wide variety of common plastics. ...
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A site‐specific ecological risk assessment (ERA) was conducted to examine the simultaneous use of genetically modified corn (Bt corn) with a neonicotinoid seed coating, clothianidin, and use of a granular insecticide, tefluthrin, to protect crops from pest damage. ...
Using the in vitro gas production technique - which evaluate nutritive value of ruminants feeds - the fermentation kinetics of genetically modified (GM) corn and the gas production of GM soybean were respectively faster and lower compared to their respective conventional counterpart, although the chemical composition were not affect by the ...
Purple kernel streaking (PKS) in white food corn (Zea mays L.) is characterized by the accumulation of purple-pigmented streaks (anthocyanins) in an otherwise colorless pericarp. This paper is the first published report documenting PKS, the prevalence of the trait in commercial white food corn germplasm, and the genetics underlying it. Entries ...
Genetically-modified (GM) corn (Zea mays L.) and soybean [Glycine max (L.) ...
This paper compares international trading patterns for canola, corn and soybean varieties prior to commercialisation of the Genetically Modified (GM) varieties with present trading patterns that include GM varieties. Any marketplace changes that have occurred are analysed to determine the cause for any market shifts. GM canola, corn and soybeans ...
Bt corn, genetically modified to produce a pesticidal protein, has benefits that include improved yield, decreased pesticide use, and reduced mycotoxin levels. These qualities of Bt corn could be particularly beneficial in some developing countries, where corn is a staple in human and animal diets and pests and mycotoxins are ...
The controversy over the containment of StarLink corn, a genetically modified product, is in many ways similar to risk disputes that have surrounded new technologies in the past. ...
Investigation of human health effects associated with potential exposure to genetically modified corn. A Report to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ...