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tetracycline
noun as in antibiotic
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The distance matters because pest controllers want to keep the free-flying GM mosquitoes away from outdoor sources of the antibiotic tetracycline.
The mosquitoes are raised in a laboratory in the presence of tetracycline, an antibiotic that prevents the added gene from activating.
At Oxitec’s laboratory in the UK, the company genetically engineers the mosquitoes, giving the insects the “self-limiting” gene that makes the females dependent on the antibiotic tetracycline.
Gorman emphasized to Undark that the EPA and other regulators found no risk in using tetracycline in breeding their genetically-altered mosquitoes.
I didn't spot it until I found them wolfing down the tetracycline capsules in my samples case.
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On this page you'll find 10 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to tetracycline, such as: penicillin, amoxicillin, ampicillin, erythromycin, streptomycin, and sulfonamide.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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