US plan to genetically alter crops via insects feared to be biological war plan

$27m program says it will use virus-carrying insects to engineer crops, but some worry it's a way to develop biological agentsGovernment-backed researchers in America are aiming to use virus-carrying insects to genetically engineer crops - raising fears the technology could be used for biological weapons.A new article in the journal Science explores the shadowy program funded by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa). Continue reading...