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Posted by
DA Morgan on Feb 05, 2002 at 15:20
global.ci.seattle.wa.us (156.74.250.7)

Because you remember supporting genetically engineered food crops.

Well here's the first stake in the heart of ... "its been tested and it won't hurt a thing." and other similar sentiments.

Oilseed rape plants resistant to three or more herbicides are "not uncommon" in Canada, says a report commissioned by English Nature, the UK government's advisory body on conservation.

The so-called 'superweeds' result from accidental crosses between neighbouring crops that have been genetically modified to resist different herbicides. Farmers are often forced to resort to older stronger herbicides to remove them.

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