Questions and Answers About Genetically Modified Crops: A Pocketful of Information Genetically Modified Crops– Take Part in the Dialogue Global agriculture finds itself engrossed in a heated debate over genetically modified (GM)
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Global agriculture finds itself engrossed in a heated debate over genetically modified (GM) crops. This debate, which features science, economics, politics, and even religion, is taking place almost everywhere. It is going on in research labs, corporate boardrooms, legislative chambers, newspaper editorial offices, religious institutions, schools, supermarkets, coffee shops, and even in private homes.
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