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Genes from a resilient pest can be used to detoxify pesticides present in the environment and in our food supply, finds study
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Genes from a resilient pest can be used to detoxify pesticides present in the environment and in our food supply, finds study

Researchers from Savitribai Phule Pune University have isolated a gene that produces a highly efficient enzyme that can be used for removing pesticides.

Genetically modified mustard no solution for India’s Rs 64,000 crore edible oil import bill, low farm income
Business

Genetically modified mustard no solution for India’s Rs 64,000 crore edible oil import bill, low farm income

Pushing farmers to grow oilseeds again will mean making the crop as attractive as cotton, one of its main competitors for requiring similar agro-climatic conditions.