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Nature 427, 474 (5 February 2004) | doi:10.1038/427474b

Europe urged to move on transgenic crop imports

Quirin Schiermeier

The president of the European Commission last week called for an end to Europe's effective moratorium on the growth and importation of genetically modified crops.Supporters of agricultural biotechnology are hoping that a letter from Romano Prodi to the commissioners of the European Union's (EU's) 15 member states will mark the beginning of the end of the moratorium.