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2009-03-05 | permalink
Modified genes contaminated Mexican corn
One of the more acrimonious scientific debates of the decade may have ended with the publication of a study showing that genetically modified material did contaminate native corn in the crop’s birthplace in southern Mexico, scientists said Wednesday. But Elena Alvarez Buylla, author of the article published in the February edition of Molecular Ecology, said the difficult atmosphere surrounding the original debate — which threatened the reputations of some scientists — persists.
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2009-03-05 | permalink
Modified genes contaminated Mexican corn
One of the more acrimonious scientific debates of the decade may have ended with the publication of a study showing that genetically modified material did contaminate native corn in the crop’s birthplace in southern Mexico, scientists said Wednesday. But Elena Alvarez Buylla, author of the article published in the February edition of Molecular Ecology, said the difficult atmosphere surrounding the original debate — which threatened the reputations of some scientists — persists.
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