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More GM Crop Bad News

I’m starting to get a picture of the world my grandchildren will inherit – and it’s not pretty.

Crop pollen spreads further than expected
Fred Pearce, New Scientist

Pollen from genetically modified crops can travel at least three kilometres to contaminate neighbouring crops, according to a new study in commercial fields. The findings pose a serious problem for organic farmers, and will strengthen calls for tougher controls on planting GM crops. […]

Patrick Mulvany of the Intermediate Technology Development Group says: “The reality is that we cannot stop genes from GM crops spreading across the landscape. To suggest otherwise flies in the face of the evidence.”

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Posted to General Rants • 2002.06.28 (Fri) • 11:01

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