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Published online 28 November 2007 | Nature 450, 601 (2007) | doi:10.1038/450601a
News in Brief: Business
Europe says no
Regulators have indicated that two strains of genetically modified maize (corn) are unlikely to receive approval for commercial cultivation in the European Union (EU) — setting back seed companies' hopes of a more liberal regulatory environment for genetically modified agriculture in Europe. EU environment commissioner Stavros Dimas said on 22 November that the two strains, insect-resistant Bt 11 from Syngenta and insect- and herbicide-resistant corn 1507, sold by Dow and Pioneer, would be rejected on the grounds of their possible adverse impact on butterflies and other insects.
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