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2007-05-22 | permalink
GE peas to combat infectious diseases approved for field testing in Germany
The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has approved a field trial with genetically modified peas in Gatersleben (Saxony-Anhalt) under certain conditions. Thanks to an inserted gene construct, the GM peas produce antibodies against certain infectious diseases. [...] Around 75,000 people signed a petition protesting against the release trial. They feared above all that GM peas might cross into the Gatersleben gene bank populations.
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2007-05-22 | permalink
GE peas to combat infectious diseases approved for field testing in Germany
The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has approved a field trial with genetically modified peas in Gatersleben (Saxony-Anhalt) under certain conditions. Thanks to an inserted gene construct, the GM peas produce antibodies against certain infectious diseases. [...] Around 75,000 people signed a petition protesting against the release trial. They feared above all that GM peas might cross into the Gatersleben gene bank populations.
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