UK farm-scale evaluations of transgenic herbicide-tolerant crops. Andow, D., A. Nature Biotechnology, 21(12):1453-1454, 2003.
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The United Kingdom (UK) government has invested considerable resources in farm-scale evaluations (FSEs) to understand the environmental effects of genetically modified herbicide-tolerant (GMHT) sugar beet, fodder maize and spring oilseed rape (canola). Recently published papers in the Transactions of the Royal Society of London provide the first look at the substantive results of this investment. Are these GMHT crops harmful or beneficial to the environment? The reported results do not satisfy anyone looking for a simple answer to this vexing problem. Indeed, despite some striking similarities among the crops, the answer remains: it depends. The ecological impact of a transgenic product depends on the crop, the production system, the herbicides used conventionally, the environmental effect examined, as well as a host of other poorly understood factors.
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