Mosquitoes Genetically Modified to Prevent Malaria There may soon be a new weapon in the fight against malaria - a genetically-modified mosquito that kills the disease-causing parasite once it becomes infected. Malaria is a leading cause of death wor

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What Makes Windshield Glass So Tough? We tend to think of glass as fragilebut in fact, glass is pretty strong stuff. A flawless fiber of glass pulled lengthwise is five times stronger than steel! Although glass is quite strong, its also very brittlea

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Broadcast:Feb 25, 2003 By Mario Ritter This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. The Bush administration has been trying to get the European Union to accept new genetically engineered crops.

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Jen: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Jen and with me today is Neil. Neil: Hello there. Jen: Todays story is all about allergies. If you have an allergy to something, your body reacts to it in a negative way. Do yo

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By David McAlary Washington 23 November 2006 Scientists have genetically engineered two crops in a way they say will help improve nutrition in poor countries. One group has boosted the levels of certain nutrients in wheat and another team has made t

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Under UV light, this mosquito larva reveals a red fluorescent marker in its nervous system, causing eyes and nerves to glow. The marker's presence tells the researchers in Riehle's team that this individual carries the genetic construct rendering it

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