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Conventional crops are the test of GM prejudice

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Millstone et al., in their Commentary in last week's issue1, claim that ‘substantial equivalence’, a rule governing toxicity testing of genetically modified (GM) crops, is a pseudo-scientific concept.

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  1. Institute of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3JH, UK

    Anthony Trewavas

  2. Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3RB, UK

    C. J. Leaver

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