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Science 1 December 2006:
Vol. 314. no. 5804, p. 1369
DOI: 10.1126/science.314.5804.1369c
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BERLIN--In a move to support plant researchers, the German agriculture minister has apparently agreed to ease rules controlling the planting of genetically modified (GM) crops. German media reported last week that the minister, Horst Seehofer, will propose allowing the government to pay for damages resulting from any gene-altered pollen that escapes from government-funded research plots. Under current rules, the farmers or researchers who plant GM seeds are liable for any pollen that might contaminate a neighbor's field, preventing it from being sold as GM-free. The proposal, contained in a measure that could be presented to legislators early next year, would also restrict public access to information about where GM crops are planted. Despite overwhelming public opposition to GM foods, research minister Annette Schavan has been pushing for such rules.




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