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2004-09-16 |

GE contamination in papaya seeds confirmed by Thai government

An agricultural research station yesterday destroyed 1,000 suspected genetically modified (GM) papaya trees in Muang district. »Ten years of research aimed at improving disease resistance in papayas was destroyed, along with the experimental crops,« said research station chief Wilai Prasartsri. Wilai said the research setback was unjustified and was essnetially based on an unfounded fear of GM crops.

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2004-09-16 |

GE contamination in papaya seeds confirmed by Thai government

An agricultural research station yesterday destroyed 1,000 suspected genetically modified (GM) papaya trees in Muang district. »Ten years of research aimed at improving disease resistance in papayas was destroyed, along with the experimental crops,« said research station chief Wilai Prasartsri. Wilai said the research setback was unjustified and was essnetially based on an unfounded fear of GM crops.

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