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tetracycline

noun as in antibiotic

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The distance matters because pest controllers want to keep the free-flying GM mosquitoes away from outdoor sources of the antibiotic tetracycline.

The mosquitoes are raised in a laboratory in the presence of tetracycline, an antibiotic that prevents the added gene from activating.

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At Oxitec’s laboratory in the UK, the company genetically engineers the mosquitoes, giving the insects the “self-limiting” gene that makes the females dependent on the antibiotic tetracycline.

Gorman emphasized to Undark that the EPA and other regulators found no risk in using tetracycline in breeding their genetically-altered mosquitoes.

I didn't spot it until I found them wolfing down the tetracycline capsules in my samples case.

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On this page you'll find 10 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to tetracycline, such as: penicillin, amoxicillin, ampicillin, erythromycin, streptomycin, and sulfonamide.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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