Scientists’ panel calls for 10-year moratorium on GM field trials

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Scientists’ panel calls for 10-year moratorium on GM field trials [1]

A Supreme Court-mandated committee of technical experts comprising scientists from top public research laboratories and academic institutions has recommended a ten-year moratorium on field trials of Bt transgenics in all food crops that are directly consumed by people.

Publication Date:

18/10/2012

Author(s): Latha Jishnu [2]

Source: Down to Earth [3]

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