Why the omega-3 piggy should not go to market

Fiester, Autumn

doi:10.1038/nbt1206-1472

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“…Only plants that express the selected marker gene and carry the transgene of interest will survive; and 6) Regeneration of complete plants in a series of selective media providing nutrients under controlled environmental conditions (a process that is known as TC) [38] . This process is most commonly used to develop insect resistant crops, which are referred to as GM organisms (GMOs) [39] .…”

Section: Production Of Gm Cropsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Importance of Biotechnology in Controlling Insect Pests

Sadek¹,

Ebadah²,

Mahmoud³

2023

J Mod Agric Biotechnol

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Agriculture is considered an important source of national income for a lot of countries and most of inhabitants of these countries are dependent on farming for their food. Insects have been one of the most important sources of food production damage, accounting for 20% to 30% of global production losses. Approximately 67,000 insect species are thought to inflict harm to plantations and tropical regions, which are often the poorest in the world and are hit hardest by insect pests. Agriculture spends billions of dollars each year on insect control around the world. Pesticide use has resulted in pesticide-resistant insects, a drop in beneficial insect populations, and a slew of other negative effects for humans and the environment. These concerns have led researchers to consider a different approach in order to produce more environmentally friendly insect control tactics that use both synthetic and natural chemicals. The use of bio-pesticides in pest management has been increasing in recent years. There are three types of the ecofriendly management agents bio-pesticides have been identified as follows: bio-control organisms (pathogenic microorganism, predators and parasites); plant-incorporated protectants (transgenic Bt toxin); and biochemical pesticides (botanical pesticides and other natural compounds. Most of chemical companies such as Monsato, Dupont, and Ciba Geigy, are now promoting biotechnology as a strategy to ensure high productivity, these companies invests millions of dollars in biotechnology research to develop genetically modified crops, animals, and microorganisms to combat pests, produce fertilizer, and improve efficiency. Where they uploaded this businesses and scientific institutions are the slogans that biotechnology is the future of agriculture.

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Section: Production Of Gm Cropsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Importance of Biotechnology in Controlling Insect Pests

Sadek¹,

Ebadah²,

Mahmoud³

2023

J Mod Agric Biotechnol

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“…Furthermore, related modifications have been observed in pigs containing the C. elegans n–3 fatty acid desaturase gene (encoded by the fat-1 gene) [ 101 , 102 , 103 ]. Similar findings were obtained when CRISPR/Cas9 was used to insert the fat-1 gene into the pig in the rosa 26 locus [ 104 ].…”

Section: Genome Editing In Ruminants Such As Cattle and Buffalosmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impact of CRISPR-Cas9-Based Genome Engineering in Farm Animals

Singh

Ali

2021

Veterinary Sciences

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Humans are sorely over-dependent on livestock for their daily basic need of food in the form of meat, milk, and eggs. Therefore, genetic engineering and transgenesis provide the opportunity for more significant gains and production in a short span of time. One of the best strategies is the genetic alteration of livestock to enhance the efficiency of food production (e.g., meat and milk), animal health, and welfare (animal population and disease). Moreover, genome engineering in the bovine is majorly focused on subjects such as disease resistance (e.g., tuberculosis), eradicate allergens (e.g., beta-lactoglobulin knock-out), products generation (e.g., meat from male and milk from female), male or female birth specifically (animal sexing), the introduction of valuable traits (e.g., stress tolerance and disease resistance) and their wellbeing (e.g., hornlessness). This review addressed the impressive genome engineering method CRISPR, its fundamental principle for generating highly efficient target-specific guide RNA, and the accompanying web-based tools. However, we have covered the remarkable roadmap of the CRISPR method from its conception to its use in cattle. Additionally, we have updated the comprehensive information on CRISPR-based gene editing in cattle.

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“…For example, Lai and colleagues generated cloned pigs that expressed the fat-1 gene from the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans and that exhibited significantly reduced ratios of n-6 to n-3 fatty acids, which might have human health benefits [ 39 ]. Although some have questioned the value of such pigs [ 40 ], nevertheless others have also generated pigs carrying the C. elegans fat-1 gene (which encodes an n-3 fatty acid desaturase) and have observed similar changes [ 41 , 42 ], including Li and colleagues, who used ‘clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats’ (CRISPR)–CRISPR-associated 9 (Cas9) gene-editing technology for the directed integration of the fat-1 gene from C. elegans into the porcine Rosa 26 locus [ 43 ].…”

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Livestock 2.0 – genome editing for fitter, healthier, and more productive farmed animals

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The human population is growing, and as a result we need to produce more food whilst reducing the impact of farming on the environment. Selective breeding and genomic selection have had a transformational impact on livestock productivity, and now transgenic and genome-editing technologies offer exciting opportunities for the production of fitter, healthier and more-productive livestock. Here, we review recent progress in the application of genome editing to farmed animal species and discuss the potential impact on our ability to produce food.

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Why the omega-3 piggy should not go to market

Cited by 11 publications

References 5 publications

Importance of Biotechnology in Controlling Insect Pests

Importance of Biotechnology in Controlling Insect Pests

Impact of CRISPR-Cas9-Based Genome Engineering in Farm Animals

Livestock 2.0 – genome editing for fitter, healthier, and more productive farmed animals

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