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Genetic use restriction technology

Genetic use restriction technology (GURT), also known as terminator technology or suicide seeds, is designed to restrict access to "genetic materials and their associated phenotypic traits." The technology works by activating (or deactivating) specific genes using a controlled stimulus in order to cause second generation seeds to be either infertile or…

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DuPontinstance ofAnother possible use is to prevent the escape of genes from genetically modified organisms into the surrounding environment.Patent applications related to a biological switch me…0.80text
Zenecainstance ofAnother possible use is to prevent the escape of genes from genetically modified organisms into the surrounding environment.Patent applications related to a biological switch me…0.80text
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