Bugs in the US system
genetically modified (gm) insects are being developed at a fast pace for a variety of purposes, but the us government fails to develop a regulatory framework to review the safety of releasing the transgenic beings into the environment. This concern has been raised in a report of the Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology, a Washington dc-based think tank. "It may be several years before scientists release the transgenic insects on a wide-scale, but the research certainly would outpace the regulatory preparedness,' says Michael Rodemeyer, executive director of the organisation.
Under existing us laws, three agencies
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