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Genetically Modified Eggplants Goes on Field Trials
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 9, 2007
...The development of pest-resistant eggplants genetically-modified to express a natural insecticide derived from the bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), thus making it resistant to the fruit and sho...
Synthesis of Aazadirachtin Natural Insecticide from Neem Tree
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 27, 2007
... azadirachtin , a secondary metabolite first isolated from Neem tree seeds. It is a highly potent insecticide that inhibits the development of the larvae of a broad spectrum of destructive insects b...
Chemicals and Your Health
in Well Woman Blog, on April 22, 2007
...we do without our chemicals, the fertilizers and weed killers that keep our lawns green, the insecticides that keep our homes bug-free?
Perhaps a more important question is what are all these ...
Breast Cancer and Pesticides
in Well Woman Blog, on February 1, 2007
... Bugs! We all hate them. Right? So, how do we get rid of them? Well, one solution is to use an insecticide. A variety of these pesticides is available.
However, these products may cause more prob...
Alzheimer Medication Galantamine As Antidote to Nerve Agent and Pesticide Poisoning
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 10, 2006
... it can also be used as an antidotal therapy to counteract the lethal effects of organophosphorus insecticides and even the most deadly organophosphorus compounds such as soman and sarin , which ...
Genetically Modified Cotton Field Monitoring
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 20, 2005
... reduce the necessity to use chemical pesticides.
Since widespread adoption of Bt cotton in 1997, insecticide use on Arizona's cotton crops is down 60 percent. The reduction in chemical p...
Glowing Gonads: A Novel Approach Against Malaria
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 12, 2005
...squitoes and at the same time, reduce the population."
It does sound like a "green" insecticide, with the additional advantage of being very target-specific. This is an approach that, ...
Novel Insecticides Targeting Ryanodine Receptors: Safer, More Potent
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 29, 2005
...ointly developed Flubendiamide, the first example of the phthalic acid diamides , a novel class of insecticides that activate the ryanodine receptor.
Researchers claim that the insecticide:
is h...




