Swiss Scientists Apply for GM Wheat Field Trials
May 25, 2007| |
Swiss scientists have applied to carry out field tests in Zurich and Lausanne for genetically modified (GM) wheat. According to Beat Keller, a lead researcher of the project, outcomes of the field tests will determine whether the GM wheat tested in the labs will have the same result when put into a normal agricultural environment. The researchers also intend to look at aspects of biological safety to see if the plants have any unexpected impact on the environment, as well as on organisms living in the ground or insects. "It is important to clearly say that we are not developing a product for the market," said Keller.
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