Thu, 09 Sep 2004

Europe gives GM seed green light

Scary stuff ... but at least governments are trying to address the real problem, and not the "Oh no! GM food is poisonous!" claptrap that way too many enviromental groups spout. They're trying to pass

national legislation designed to prevent spread of transgenic material from genetically-modified crops into neighbouring fields of related plants - also known as 'co-existence legislation' - an issue which several European governments are grappling with.

The European Commission says it has approved a genetically-modified seed for planting.

(link) [BBC News | World | UK Edition]

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