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Nature 424, 358 (24 July 2003) | doi:10.1038/424358a

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UK experts map out route to licensing transgenic crops

Jim Giles

There are no human-health grounds for holding up the planting of transgenic crops in Britain, an expert panel has told the UK government.But the panel said that the crops could have adverse environmental impacts, and should only be grown after case-by-case assessments of the risks.