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2004-10-26 | permalink
When Thailand first tinkered with the genetics of its locally grown papayas back in 1995, the scientific debate over the safety of genetically modified organisms [GMOs] had barely begun. [...] Now, almost a decade and millions of dollars worth of lab tests later, Thailand is embroiled in a GMO controversy. The reason: In July, the country’s GM papayas somehow got out of the lab and sprouted in hundreds of nearby farms. The leakage sparked a panic among local fruit farmers after environmental groups charged that GM papayas had »contaminated« their fields. The uproar highlighted Thailand’s ambivalent position on GMO technology, where confusing government policies simultaneously restrict and promote GMOs.
2004-10-26 | permalink
When Thailand first tinkered with the genetics of its locally grown papayas back in 1995, the scientific debate over the safety of genetically modified organisms [GMOs] had barely begun. [...] Now, almost a decade and millions of dollars worth of lab tests later, Thailand is embroiled in a GMO controversy. The reason: In July, the country’s GM papayas somehow got out of the lab and sprouted in hundreds of nearby farms. The leakage sparked a panic among local fruit farmers after environmental groups charged that GM papayas had »contaminated« their fields. The uproar highlighted Thailand’s ambivalent position on GMO technology, where confusing government policies simultaneously restrict and promote GMOs.
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