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Are Genetically Modified Crops Safe?

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May 5, 2006

It's been 10 years since genetically modified crops became commercially available in the United States. Advocates say 10 years of planting show the technology is safe. Critics say the technology is poorly regulated.

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Michael Fernandez, executive director, Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology

Doug Gurian-Sherman, senior scientist, International Center for Technology Assessment; Center for Food Safety

Martina Newell-McGloughlin, director, UC System-wide Biotechnology Research and Education Program; adjunct assistant professor, Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis

 
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