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Nature 398, 651-653 (22 April 1999) | doi:10.1038/19381
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Long-term effect of GM crops serves up food for thought
See associated Correspondence: Firbank et al. , Nature 399, 727 - 728 (June 1999)
Abstract
The media has inflamed public fears about the risks of genetically modified crops for human health and biodiversity. But many responsible scientists agree on the need for more research to identify potential long-term problems.
The declared position of the world's major regulatory and scientific agencies is that, in principle, genetically modified (GM) crops pose no greater threat to human health than those produced by traditional breeding."I don't see any problems at all for genetically modified plants in terms of human health.
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