The field trial of GM spring wheat has raised questions about the technology and the intentions of the researchers. Research team leader Prof John Pickett says he is surprised by the furore as protest group “Take the Flour Back” have thwarted plans to quietly increase by a third the UK’s GM research portfolio with threats to destroy the crop that have hit the media headlines.
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