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Nature 412, 760-763 (23 August 2001) | doi:10.1038/35090645

The battlefields of Britain

Trisha Gura1

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With its farm-scale trials of genetically modified crops, Britain has taken ecological studies of farming practices into new territory. But the trials are the focus of intense controversy. Trisha Gura spoke to the scientists involved.

Half a century ago, the British countryside echoed to the call of the skylark. Today, this much-loved bird is rarely heard.