Conservation Ecology: Policy Dialogue: Genetically Modified Organisms in Agriculture
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The editorial Two cultures of ecology, which inaugurated the journal Conservation Ecology, remarked on two cultures in science: one that analyzed parts of a system and one that integrated the parts. This policy dialogue on the significance of genetically modified crops in agriculture is an example of the tension between those two cultures and the society that receives the benefits of science or endures the burdens. The consequences of developing and using genetically modified crops are novel and transforming, not just to agriculture but also to ecosystems and societies.
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