Seeds of change

• Autores: Padma TV
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3095, 2016, págs. 20-21
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Padma talks about India's bid to grow genetically modified food crops. Waiting for final government clearance is modified mustard, developed by scientists at the University of Delhi and reported to raise yields by 25 per cent. India's Genetic Engineering Approval Committee has released its biosafety review, finding no "measurable risk, for sustained use of the technology". But battle lines are hardening between biotechnologists and environmentalists, farmers' lobbies, and right-wing groups that support the government. The genetically modified mustard verdict matters as a test of evidence over misinformation, and of the country's fledgling efforts to gain public trust via greater transparency