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2008-11-18 | permalink
No research on effects of GM crop management on pests in Australia
According to ecological geneticist Dr Andrew Weeks from the University of Melbourne, there has been no research in Australia on the impact of how the management of GM crops will affect pests. ”It’s one of weak points at this stage of the whole GM debate,” he says. [”...] any new insecticidal transgene incorporated into crop plants must be thoroughly tested on a range of organisms and ecosystems,” the researchers write.
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2008-11-18 | permalink
No research on effects of GM crop management on pests in Australia
According to ecological geneticist Dr Andrew Weeks from the University of Melbourne, there has been no research in Australia on the impact of how the management of GM crops will affect pests. ”It’s one of weak points at this stage of the whole GM debate,” he says. [”...] any new insecticidal transgene incorporated into crop plants must be thoroughly tested on a range of organisms and ecosystems,” the researchers write.
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