Access
This article is part of Nature's premium content.
Published online 24 May 2007 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news070521-10
News
Geneticists create 'next generation' of GM crops
Soya beans and cotton could be treated with alternative herbicide.
Researchers have created what could be the next generation of transgenic crops by inserting a gene for herbicide resistance from a bacterium into plants. The new crops could help to combat the spread of resistance to other commonly used herbicides.
To read this story in full you will need to login or make a payment (see right).
Comments
Reader comments are usually moderated after posting. If you find something offensive or inappropriate, you can speed this process by clicking 'Report this comment' (or, if that doesn't work for you, email webadmin@nature.com). For more controversial topics, we reserve the right to moderate before comments are published.
There are currently no comments.
