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Published online 18 September 2008 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2008.1118
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Keeping bollworm from the door
Genetically modified crops in China seem to protect their wild-type neighbours.
A ten-year study in northern China shows that large-scale cultivation of cotton plants genetically modified to produce an insecticidal toxin is associated with a reduction in pest populations in unmodified crops nearby. The finding adds to the ongoing debate about the role of genetic modification in pest control.
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So it shows that the power of science can conquer nature eventually?