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Fooling Mother Nature.

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 29-MAR-04 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Fooling Mother Nature.(Editorials)(Genetically modified grass causes concern)(Editorial)

Article Excerpt
Byline: The Register-Guard

Any day now, the U.S. Department of Agriculture could give the go-ahead for commercial production of one of the most controversial crops ever to emerge from bioengineering labs. It's called Roundup Ready Creeping Bentgrass, a genetically modified turf grass that is immune to glyphosate, the main ingredient of the popular herbicide Roundup.

Since this transgenic crop poses unprecedented risks for contamination, the USDA's approval process should err on the side of extreme caution. Once released, no one will be able to put...

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