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John Burgess <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 9 Jun 1999 23:11:04 +0100
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Chris Slade asks:
. > What happens the following years when seed spilled in harvesting
>germinates and is a  weed in other crops?  You can't use the herbicide to
get >rid of it.  >

GM modified canola is only resistant to one specific herbicide. It remains
sensitive to many others so that it can easily be killed off if needed. This
has just been done to destroy a trial crop in the UK.

There are many causes for concern about GM, but this isn't one of them.

John Burgess, Editor Gwenynwyr Cymru/The Welsh Beekeeper
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