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American scientists and ranchers are racing to stop a flesh-eating fly after 15 animal cases turned up in Texas and New Mexico, and the battle could take more than a year- Flesh-eating screwworm in the US: What you need to know
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- The US is spending $8.5 mn to breed flies in Texas near Mexico border. Reason: 'man-eater' screwwormsThe U.S. is investing $8.5 million to build a fly-breeding facility in Texas, aiming to combat the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating para...19 Jun, 2025, 10.27 AM IST
- France's battle against tiger mosquitoes threatening 2024 Paris OlympicsFrance is facing a challenge in ensuring the 2024 Paris Olympics are free from mosquito-borne diseases. Asian tiger mosquitoes, carriers of...24 Mar, 2024, 02.42 PM IST
- This tech giant is gearing up to remove mosquitoes around the worldIt’s unclear what would happen if the world’s disease-causing mosquitoes were done away with.30 Nov, 2018, 11.18 AM IST
- How a Nobel laureate's quest to make GM crops acceptable took him to GodRichard J Roberts, the 1993 Nobel laureate for Medicines, has had meetings with Pope and Buddhist groups to convince them to endorse the sa...10 Jul, 2018, 11.11 AM IST
- Eliminating a species of mosquitoes that cause dengue is possible, but regulations come its wayDespite a decade, GBIT took long to get an approval for field trial in India given the government’s overtly cautious approach with GM techn...05 Dec, 2017, 04.40 PM IST
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