Australia’s First Genetically Modified Fruit Sent for Government Approval

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By Cristen Hemingway JaynesMay 12, 2023, 11:56 pm183 ptsTrending
There’s a new banana in town, and it’s been genetically modified (GM). Scientists at Australia’s Queensland University of Technology (QUT) have developed the first GM banana in the world, a variety of Cavendish banana known as QCAV-4, designed to help save the species. The GM version of the tropical fruit…

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