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GM crops fail key trials in Britain, say scientists
London, Oct 02: Two of the three genetically modified (GM) crops being grown experimentally in Britain appear more harmful to the environment than conventional crops and should not be commercially grown, scientists will warn the government next week, a London newspaper reported today.
London, Oct 02: Two of the three genetically modified (GM) crops being grown experimentally in Britain appear more harmful to the environment than conventional crops and should not be commercially grown, scientists will warn the government next week, a London newspaper reported today.
Scientists will conclude that the growing of gm oil seed rape and sugar beet is damaging to plant and insect life-- a judgement that will be a serious setback to the gm lobby in Britain and Europe – ‘The Guardian’ said.
The third crop on trial in Britain, GM maize, allows the survival of more weeds and insects and might be recommended for approval, though some scientists still have reservations, according to the findings to be published in a scientific journal on October 10.
Results of the three years of field scale trials - the largest scientific experiment of its type on gm crops anywhere according to ‘The Guardian’ - will be published in "philosophical transactions of the royal society" a week on Friday. According to a report in the ‘Sunday Times’ last month, leaked letters show that the government plans to back European Union rules which would give the green light to the commercial growing of GM crops in Britain.
A leaked exchange of ministerial letters demonstrated that ministers will support moves in Brussels to ban gm-free zones and allow the "co-existence" of gm with conventional crops.
Bureau Report
The third crop on trial in Britain, GM maize, allows the survival of more weeds and insects and might be recommended for approval, though some scientists still have reservations, according to the findings to be published in a scientific journal on October 10.
Results of the three years of field scale trials - the largest scientific experiment of its type on gm crops anywhere according to ‘The Guardian’ - will be published in "philosophical transactions of the royal society" a week on Friday. According to a report in the ‘Sunday Times’ last month, leaked letters show that the government plans to back European Union rules which would give the green light to the commercial growing of GM crops in Britain.
A leaked exchange of ministerial letters demonstrated that ministers will support moves in Brussels to ban gm-free zones and allow the "co-existence" of gm with conventional crops.
Bureau Report