genetic modification

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“The sooner we snap out of our distaste for genetic modification, the better.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

First, they introduce a genetic modification that causes neurons to produce a light-sensitive protein called opsin, the same type of protein that photoreceptors in the eye use to detect light.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2024

Vector control experts hope the fact that the sterilization technique doesn’t involve genetic modification will tamp down conspiracy theories that have cropped up around mosquito releases.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2024

"We need to be able to move the virus in and out of Bd strains through a genetic modification process called transformation," James said.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2024

That fulfills part of our definition of plant domestication, as the genetic modification of an ancestral plant in ways that make it more useful to consumers.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond