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Nature 424, 613 (7 August 2003) | doi:10.1038/424613a

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Flawed science underlies laws on transgenic crops

H. Sandermann, Jr1

  1. Institute for Biochemical Plant Pathology, GSF-National Research Centre for Environment and Health, D-85764 Neuherberg, Germany

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United States needs a firm basis for commercialization, not a trade war with Europe.

Your News story "Trade war looms as US launches challenge over transgenic crops" describes the conflict between the United States and the European Union and reports questions over the labelling and traceability of transgenic crop products (Nature 423, 369; 2003). I would like to add that commercialization and cultivation of transgenic seeds are also in dispute.