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Tests may help answer questions about GMOs and allergies

The potential of genetically engineered foods to cause allergic reactions in humans is a big reason for opposition to such crops. Although protocols are in place to ask questions about the allergy-causing possibilities, there has been no test that offers definitive answers. . But all of that could change as a Michigan State University researcher has developed the first animal model to test whethe...

Non-GMO solution to seafood allergies

Seafood allergy sufferers may soon be able to eat prawns without the fear of an adverse reaction. Chinese scientists have taken a promising step towards removing from prawns the proteins that cause an allergic response without resorting to genetic manipulation, reports Lisa Richards in Chemistry & Industry, the magazine of the SCI. . Li Zhenxing led the research at the Ocean University of Chi...

UF scientists discover new genus of frogmouth bird in Solomon Islands

Your bird field guide may be out of date now that University of Florida scientists discovered a new genus of frogmouth bird on a South Pacific island. ....