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Genetically Modified Organisms
Study says transgene unlikely to spread among wild sunflowers
June 23rd, 2003
One of the major environmental concerns that has been raised about the use of genetically modified (GM) crops has been the possible effects that artificially inserted genes, called transgenes, may have if they spread to wild relatives. A number of studies performed in the last 10 or so years have found that commercial plants exchange genetic material with wild relatives in their vicinity with considerable regularity. But now one of the first studies of what actually happens to a transgene when it moves from a genetically modified cultivar into a wild population indicates that such transfers need not have a major environmental impact. Results of the...
Source: Life Science Weekly (2003-06-23)
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