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Nature 419, 327 (26 September 2002) | doi:10.1038/419327a

Hostilities resume over future of GM crops

David Adam

Like two punch-drunk boxers preparing for one last bout, the two sides in the British debate over genetically modified (GM) crops are getting ready to clamber back into the ring. A raft of consultation exercises and debates on the controversial technology have been launched in recent weeks, as industry groups and environmental activists prepare for the government decision on whether to allow commercial planting of the crops, which could be made next year.