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Published online 25 January 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020121-13

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China leads GM revolution

Government funding puts Chinese plant biotechnology second only to US.

While westerners vacillate about the risks and benefits of genetically modified (GM) crops, China is embracing the technology. A new survey shows that the Chinese are working on more plant biotechnology products than anyone outside North America1.

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