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"To attempt to use this technology at this current stage of understanding would be more naive than our use of DDT in the 1950s," the National Honey Bee Advisory Board said in comments submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency before a Tuesday meeting to discuss the risks of this technology, according to the New York Times, which reported on this new development.
Developers of the technology say they are able to target the genetic sequences of specific species and silence them through RNA interference technology.
Yet, some specialists warn that "releasing gene-silencing agents into fields could harm beneficial insects, especially among organisms that have a common genetic makeup, and possibly even human health," according to the New York Times.
Monsanto is currently seeking regulatory approval for corn that uses gene-silencing to kill the western corn rootworm.
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"To attempt to use this technology at this current stage of understanding would be more naive than our use of DDT in the 1950s," the National Honey Bee Advisory Board said in comments submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency before a Tuesday meeting to discuss the risks of this technology, according to the New York Times, which reported on this new development.
Developers of the technology say they are able to target the genetic sequences of specific species and silence them through RNA interference technology.
Yet, some specialists warn that "releasing gene-silencing agents into fields could harm beneficial insects, especially among organisms that have a common genetic makeup, and possibly even human health," according to the New York Times.
Monsanto is currently seeking regulatory approval for corn that uses gene-silencing to kill the western corn rootworm.
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"To attempt to use this technology at this current stage of understanding would be more naive than our use of DDT in the 1950s," the National Honey Bee Advisory Board said in comments submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency before a Tuesday meeting to discuss the risks of this technology, according to the New York Times, which reported on this new development.
Developers of the technology say they are able to target the genetic sequences of specific species and silence them through RNA interference technology.
Yet, some specialists warn that "releasing gene-silencing agents into fields could harm beneficial insects, especially among organisms that have a common genetic makeup, and possibly even human health," according to the New York Times.
Monsanto is currently seeking regulatory approval for corn that uses gene-silencing to kill the western corn rootworm.
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