Genetically Modified Insects

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Series Details (2015-16) HL68
Publication Date 17/12/2015
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The UK House of Lords Select Committee for Science and Technology defended on 16 December 2015 that Britain should challenge 'woefully inadequate' European regulations and launch field trials of genetically modified insects designed to wipe out disease-carrying bugs that harm crops and people.
Source Link http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201516/ldselect/ldsctech/68/68.pdf
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EurActiv, 17.12.15: EU law ‘woefully inadequate’ for GM insects, Lords say http://www.euractiv.com/sections/science-policymaking/eu-law-woefully-inadequate-gm-insects-lords-say-320524
BBC News, 17.12.15: GM insect trials urged for UK http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-35113332
The Guardian, 17.12.15: GM insects and moral blackmail http://www.theguardian.com/science/political-science/2015/dec/17/gm-insects-and-moral-blackmail
UK: Parliament: Parliamentary Business: Committees: News, 17.12.15: Release potential of GM insects to fight disease and pests http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/lords-select/science-and-technology-committee/news-parliament-2015/gm-insects-report-published/
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