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Published online 11 August 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news060807-17
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Escaped GM grass could spread bad news
Rogue golf course strain may harm wild habitats, ecologists warn.
An escaped strain of transgenic grass bred for golf courses could wreak havoc on native grassland species in the northwestern United States, ecologists are warning.
The strain, which was growing in a test plot in Oregon and hadn't yet been approved for use by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), has now been detected in the wild, up to 3.
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