US plan to genetically alter crops via insects feared to be biological war plan
by Erin Durkin from on (#405B1)
Program says it will use virus-carrying insects to engineer crops, but some worry it's a way to develop biological agents
Government-backed researchers in America are aiming to use virus-carrying insects to genetically engineer crops - raising fears the technology could be used for biological weapons.
A new article in the journal Science explores the shadowy program funded by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa).
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