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The market value of GM products

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To the Editor:

I am writing to point out that the Data Page published in the March issue1 substantially underestimates the market value of transgenic crops. Using a more accurate estimate dramatically changes the fraction of US gross domestic product (GDP) that can be attributed to genetically modified (GM) systems.

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