Are the crop industry's strong-arm tactics and close-fisted attitude to sharing seeds holding back independent research and undermining public acceptance of transgenic crops? Emily Waltz investigates.
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Waltz, E. Under wraps. Nat Biotechnol 27, 880–882 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt1009-880
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