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Not yet a GM nation
" We won't swallow it " (Daily Mirror) and " GM comes a cropper as Britain says a huge No " (Daily Express) were typical headlines greeting the results of the UK's public consultation on GM food. The government-funded " GM Nation? " survey showed that only 2% of people would eat it. 95% were worried that growing GM plants would contaminate non-GM ones, 93% felt not enough was known about long-t...
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Although first generation genetically modified crops are now the norm in many parts of the world, researchers have failed to convince the public of their benefits and lack of environmental damage in other regions, including Europe. In spite of increasing hopes for the potential in GM crops, particularly in the wake of this year's hike in foodstuff prices, Britain's Prince Charles mounted a stro...
متن کاملMoving beyond the GM Debate
Once again, there are calls to reopen the debate on genetically modified (GM) crops. I find these calls frustrating and unnecessarily decisive. In my opinion the GM debate, on both sides, continues to hamper the urgent need to address the diverse and pressing challenges of global food security and environmental sustainability. The destructive power of the debate comes from its conflation of unr...
متن کاملSeeking balance in the GM crop debate
There’s a continuing gap between attitudes towards genetically modified (GM) crops in Europe and elsewhere. While the US, Canada, China, India and many other countries are adopting them with gusto, most European countries remain at best cautious and at worst completely hostile to their introduction. The reasons for Europe’s apparent Luddism are many and complex. In some countries there is a gen...
متن کاملResearchers protest at GM crop debate
More than 100 scientists signed a letter to the British prime minister, Tony Blair, last month complaining about the way the debate on GM crops was handled. The topic has been hitting the headlines in the UK and Europe as researchers, protesters, industry and governments have been battling to find a way forward. But many researchers now believe that their corner has been unfairly treated. Publi...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Heredity
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0018-067X,1365-2540
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6800421