Sentences with phrase «specific insect pests»

One general benefit of the RNAi approach, Zhang says, is that researchers can selectively target specific insect pests by targeting species - specific gene sequences; this avoids the blanket destruction of other insect species seen with many insecticides, he explains.

Monsanto's SmartStax Pro, which kills a specific insect pest using RNA interference, has been approved by the US Environmental Protection Agency

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Meanwhile, the bacterial toxin, a protein called CryIA (b), is highly specific to certain insect pests, such as the European corn borer and the spruce budworm.

Transgenic plants that express insect - specific RNA in chloroplasts kill pests through RNA interference [Also see Report by Zhang et al..]

The report outlines specific suggestions for researchers and research funders, United States regulators and policymakers, and international organizations, that could help advance this promising new scientific approach for combatting insect borne human disease and insect agricultural pests while ensuring environmental safety and societal issues are addressed.

JCVI, in collaboration with UC San Diego, recently completed a report on «Policy and Regulatory Issues for Gene Drives in Insects» outlining specific suggestions that could help advance this promising approach for combatting insect - borne human disease and insect agricultural pests, while ensuring that environmental safety and societal issues are addressed.