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We know enough to distinguish between high-risk and low-risk genetic modifications, and it is now time to apply that knowledge in practice, Swedish researchers say

It is now four decades since the first experiments with recombinant DNA that led to a brief voluntary moratorium. It is also about two decades since the first genetically modified plant was commercialised.  The precautionary measures taken at an early stage in these developments were justified by lack of knowledge about a new technology and our inability to predict its negative consequences for environment and society. In particular in Europe, this is the way biotechnology is often still discussed. We think it is time to dismiss three myths that are common in those discussions.

View the full story here: Busting the myths about GMOs in agriculture