Americas First Free Roaming Genetically Engineered Insects Are Coming to New York. Diamondback moths may be a mere half inch in length, but their voracious appetite for Brussels sprouts, kale and cauliflower make them a major pain for farmers. This week, the U. S. Department of Agriculture approved a potential solution moths genetically engineered to contain a special gene that makes them gradually die off. A field trial slated to take place in a small area of upstate New York will become the first wild release of an insect modified using genetic engineering in the US. Andrew Stanton Toy Story 2, some video games Wayne Knight The Adventure Begins and TV series Bob Amaral Buzz Lightyear of Star Command video game. The moths have been engineered by the British biotech firm Oxitec, the same company that last year caused a stir with its plans to release genetically modified, Zika fighting mosquitoes in the Florida Keys. The diamond back moths take a similar approach to the mosquitoes, modifying male mosquitoes to limit the population over time by passing on a gene to offspring when it mates with wild females that causes female moths to die before they reach maturity. The technique is a riff on an approach used to manage agricultural pests since the 1. Using radiation, scientists made insects like the screwworm unable to produce viable offspring. By 1. 98. 2, screwworm was eradicated from the US using this alternative to pesticides. In Silent Spring Rachel Carson suggested this approach was the solution to the dangers of harmful pesticides agricultural producers required to protect their crops. The problem was that it did not work on every insectin many cases, it simply left irradiated insects too weak to compete for mates with their healthier kin. Diamondback moths are a sizable problem for farmers, and a problem thats growing as the moths develop resistance to traditional pesticides. They do about 5 billion in damage to cruciferous crops worldwide every year. Over 22,000 fans were evacuated from the Tomorrowland music festival in Barcelona on Saturday after an unspecified technical malfunction caused the stage to. The classic US stereotype of attempted Iranian ideological indoctrination via chants of Death to America and such has been old hat for quite some time. As noted. Greetings, my Westerosi window envelopes As you can probably guess, last weeks episode of Game of Thronesand its increasing dominance over the pop culture. In the upcoming trial, a team at Cornell University will oversee the release of the genetically engineered moths in a 1. Cornell in Geneva, New York. After a review found that the field trial is unlikely to impact either the environment or humans, the USDA issued a permit that allows for the release of up to 3. It is caterpillars that damage crops, so the plan to release adult males that produce unviable offspring should not cause any additional crop damage. And any surviving moths will likely be killed off by pesticides or upstate New Yorks frigid winter, according to the report submitted to the USDA. The plan to release modified mosquitoes in the Keys attracted much local ireafter initially getting the greenlight from the FDA, the project was ultimately stalled by a local vote and forced to find a new location for a trial. In upstate New York, too, the moths have stirred up a debate over GMOs for the past several years, though the plan has not been met with quite the same level of opposition. The approval process through the USDA rather than the FDA, too, was much swifter. In laboratory and greenhouse trials, the modified mosquito was reportedly effective in decreasing the overall population. But tests still need to determine how it will fare in open air. Oxitec has released its engineered mosquitoes Brazil, Grand Cayman, and Panama, and still plans to go ahead with a field trial in the Keys. In December, the company announced plans for field trials of a genetically modified Mediterranean fruit fly in Western Australia. It is also working on genetically engineering several other agricultural pests, including Drosophila suzukii and the Olive fly. MIT Technology Review. Emperor Zurg Disney Wiki. Emperor Zurg. Voice. Andrew Stanton Toy Story 2, some video gamesWayne Knight The Adventure Begins and TV seriesBob Amaral Buzz Lightyear of Star Command video gameJames Patrick Stuart Toy Story 3 The Video Game, Kinect Disneyland Adventures, Disney INFINITY, Disney Magic KingdomsPersonality. Evil, dangerous, devilish, greedy, mysterious. Appearance. Slender plastic cyborg action figure, both purple head and poseable body, both black rubber cape and high collar with red innards, brooch attached to his cape consisting of gray border, red center, and yellow Z on it, gray horns, yellow glowing teeth, red glowing eyes, gray shoulder pad with red linings, gray gauntlets with red trim at the ends, black waistband for his joint. Goal. To destroy Buzz Lightyear and conquer the Galactic Alliance. QuoteSo we meet again, Buzz Lightyear, for the last timePrepare to dieDestroy Buzz LightyearGood throw, sonThats my boy Go long, BuzzyCurse you Buzz LightyearEmperor Zurg also known as Evil Emperor Zurg or simply Zurg is a recurring antagonist of the Toy Story franchise. He is the sworn enemy of the Galactic Alliance and the archenemy of Buzz Lightyear, who first appeared in Toy Story 2, as the tertiary antagonist. He was first mentioned in Toy Story. He later became the main antagonist of the Buzz Lightyear of Star Command television series and its movie The Adventure Begins from 2. He also appears in the credits of the 2. Toy Story 3 as one of the new toys being donated to Sunnyside Daycare. In the third film, he was originally going to be the main antagonist, but this was done to hide the films true main villain. Appearances. Zurg appears in two forms in Toy Story 2. The first form appears during the opening sequence, where he is initially seen tracking Buzzs location through his fortress inside his control room. Toy Story: Small Fry The Movie High Quality ' title='Toy Story: Small Fry The Movie High Quality ' />A little later, he is seen doing battle with Buzz, in which Zurg, using his ion blaster, blasts the top half of Buzzs body into smithereens however, the opening sequence is revealed to be only Buzz Lightyear Attack on Zurg, a video game Rex is playing. Much later in the film, a Zurg toy action figure is accidentally released by Andys Buzz Lightyear in Als Toy Barn. Believing himself to be real much like Andys Buzz has done in the first film and what Bonus Belt Buzz thinks that hes real too, he pursues after Andys Buzz to destroy him. He seems to have followed Andys Buzz across the street, through an air vent of Als apartment, and up the elevator shaft as he is seen arriving atop the elevator when Andys Buzz and his rescue squad of toys head back to the elevator after Al packs Woody and the Roundup gang into his case and leaves his room to head for the airport. Along with the group is an alternate Buzz Lightyear action figure also released from Als Toy Barn by Andys Buzz Lightyear, who also believes himself to be real. Both the alternate Buzz and Rex, a fan of the video game Buzz Lightyear Attack on Zurg, are caught with surprise by Zurgs unexpected arrival. 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While Rex feels excited about finally overcoming his frustration toward not being able to defeat Zurg previously, the alternate Buzz feels forlorn about losing his father. Zurg and the alternate Buzz are last seen playing catch and spending quality time together when the original Buzz and his rescue squad make their way out of Als apartment. The alternate Buzz describes Zurg as a great dad as he rushes to catch another ball fired by Zurg. After this, it is unknown what became of the two. Zurg is mentioned by a brainwashed Buzz Lightyear as Lotso had earlier reset him to Demo Mode, as he sees Andys toys as minions of Zurg, and is mentioned briefly by Andy when he gives Buzz to Bonnie Anderson. Zurg himself makes a brief appearance in the end credits of Toy Story 3, where he is shown being donated to Sunnyside Daycare in a box along with a dinosaur, a giraffe plush, and two Fisher Price Little People. He is helped down to the floor by Stretch and meets Barbie and Ken, who welcome him to a now cool and groovy Sunnyside, of which the two are leaders. Back To Gaya Video Download on this page. It is unknown what actually happened to his ion blaster unless it was lost by his previous owner. It is also unknown whether he thinks hes the real Zurg or if he already knows that hes just a toy. He is later seen doing the robot dance. It was revealed on Lee Unkrichs now defunct Formspring that this was a different Zurg than the one in Toy Story 2. Zurg is brought into the second dimension in this DTV movie. Zurg learns of a huge orb on the L. G. M. homeworld called the Uni Mind, responsible for the telepathic link between them he sends his robots to capture it. Zurg corrupts the Uni Mind, so he can use it to control minds, while his scientists start making a Mega Ray to use the corrupted Uni Mind to bend entire populations of people to Zurgs will. Mira and Buzz each attempt to steal the Alpha One prototype spacecraft Mira wins and leaves with it. Buzz pursues Mira in his own craft, not realizing Booster and XR are inside it, having entered it to play make believe. Eventually, Buzz catches Mira and stores Alpha One in his spaceships cargo bay Booster and XR are discovered also. Zurgs Mega Ray subverts several planets in quick successions such as Rizone and Batheous. He then turns it on Star Command, enjoying the irony of watching his greatest enemies become his mouthpieces. Buzz, Mira, Booster, and XR see the Mega Rays beam strike Star Command and enter it to discover its effects. They discover all of the staff have been suborned by Zurg they flee in Buzzs Star Cruiser. Zurg uses Star Commands entire arsenal, planting a bomb on Buzzs ship. Buzz and the others escape in the Alpha One just before the bomb detonates, destroying the cruiser. Not knowing Buzz has escaped the bomb blast, Zurg believes he is actually dead and moves on. Booster accidentally causes the ship to crash land on Planet Z. There, Buzz insists on finishing the mission alone. When they start to argue over something ridiculous, Buzz orders them to leave. Buzz fights Agent Z, but he is shocked when Agent Z removes his helmet, revealing himself as Warp Darkmatter. Taking advantage of Buzzs momentary confusion at this, Warp knocks him out and delivers him to Zurg. Warp explains that not only had he faked his death at the beginning of the film, but was secretly working for Zurg for years as a double agent. When Zurg mocks Buzz, Buzz responds by dictating his final log entry. Zurg and Warp watch in amusement, but Mira, Booster, and XR hear Buzzs surrender and his final entry which includes a coded plead for help. Zurg plans to use the Mega ray on Buzz, but XR and Booster arrive in time to rescue him as it fires. Booster and Mira destroy Warps mechanical arm after Booster lands on him. Buzz and Zurg face each other Zurg thinks he has won, but Buzz and his three friends surround Zurg and pronounce him under arrest, but Zurg escapes through a distraction. Zurg triumphantly declares if Buzz goes to any planet, he can hear his voice mocking him. Booster and XR capture Warp and leap from Zurgs now exploding tower. Mira uses her ghosting power to take Buzz to the core of the Uni Mind. In moments the Uni Mind is restored to normal, freeing the suborned peoples and leaving Zurg momentarily helpless. The unity of the L. G. M. is restored and Warp is arrested.