International Conference on Invertebrate Reproduction and Development in the Age of Genetic Modifications
Abstract
Every three years the International Society of Invertebrate Reproduction and Development arranges organization of a congress for those interested in the development and reproduction of both terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates. The previous congresses (South Africa in 2001, UK in 2004, and Panama in 2007) dealt mainly with marine invertebrates.
The congress in Prague included selected topics from the studies of marine, freshwater, as well as terrestrial animals. Special attention was paid to the genetic modifications that are being introduced to the control of some insects and are used routinely in agricultural crops.