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Science 6 April 2001:
Vol. 292. no. 5514, pp. 34 - 36
DOI: 10.1126/science.292.5514.34
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ECOLOGY:
Words (and Axes) Fly Over Transgenic Trees

Jocelyn Kaiser

The battle over genetically modified (GM) crops is being replayed as transgenic trees enter field trials. Forest biotechnologists are coming under fire not only from tree-chopping fringe activists but also from influential environmental groups, which claim that genetically engineered trees may wreak havoc on natural ecosystems and want a moratorium on their use. Hoping to avoid the brouhaha over GM foods, some researchers and companies are reaching out to their critics, while industry groups are launching a new think tank to debate and try to defuse societal issues before they explode.

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