Study Finds CRISPR Could Render Mosquitoes Infertile, Reducing Spread of Diseases
Reading Time: 2 minutesUSING CRISPR-Cas9, researchers at the Army’s Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies and the University of California Santa Barbara were able to target a specific gene tied to fertility in male mosquitoes. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, discerned how a mutation can suppress the fertility of female mosquitoes. The research team mutated a gene in […]
FAO Director-General tells G20: to have healthy food, we need healthy environment
Reading Time: 3 minutesTHE Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today called on G20 Environment Ministers to step up joint efforts, increase investment and work more closely with FAO for game-changing impacts on the planet. Qu made the call at the G20 Ministerial Meeting on the Environment, which discussed solutions […]