Intrexon Corporation, of Germantown, Maryland, a company that describes itself as involved in synthetic biology, has agreed to buy Oxitec, of Oxford, England, a pioneer in biological insect control. Both of these companies have appeared in the pages of Good Fruit Grower in the last two years. In March, Intrexon announced it had bought Okanagan Specialty Fruits, the British Columbia company that developed, and won FDA approval of, genetically engineered Arctic Granny and Arctic Golden apples (GMO), both of which have been made non-browning. Oxitec was featured in November, 2013, for its efforts to control Mediterranean fruit fly and spotted […]