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Nature 411, 983 (28 June 2001) | doi:10.1038/35082729
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- Massachusetts General Hospital/ Harvard Medical School
- Charlestown, MA
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- University of Iowa
- Coralville, Iowa, USA
India blocks sale of transgenic cotton seeds
K. S. Jayaraman
India has halted the commercial release of a genetically modified (GM) variety of cotton just two months after it became the first transgenic crop to be approved as safe by government scientists.In a potentially serious setback for the global acceptance of GM crops, India's environment department declined to approve the commercial use of a cotton variety developed by Monsanto and its Indian subsidiary, Maharashtra Hybrid Seed Company (Mahyco).
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