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Off the rails or on the mark?

Nature Biotechnology volume 26, pages 499–500 (2008)Cite this article

To the editor:

Your March editorial on the International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD) Report1 raises what it views are both specific flaws in content of the Biotechnology Synthesis and the extensive peer-review process under which it was developed. The editorial demonstrates fundamental misunderstandings of the process and the Report, which is both disappointing and inappropriate considering that it was published on the eve of the meeting where governments will debate the Report.

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