Union of Concerned Scientists asserts broad safety and environmental benefits of GMOs

In the last few days, Margaret Mellon and Doug Gurian-Sherman have clarified the position of the Union of Concerned Scientists on various blogs and forums. Their responses are often quite lengthy so I will summarize my understanding here of the UCS position based on their responses.

Read the full, original story here: “The Union of Concerned Scientists and Scientific Consensus”

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