BIODIVERSITY
11/29/2001
Scientists warn that native maize in Mexico has suffered genetic pollution through contact with US bioengineered corn.
Source
David Quist and Ignacio H. Chapela, "Transgenic DNA Introgressed into Traditional Maize Landraces in Oaxaca, Mexico," Nature, 29 November 2001, pp. 541-43.
Links
Center For Food Safety
Food First/The Institute for Food and Development Policy
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
Worldwatch Links
World Watch Magazine:The Emperor's New Crops, July/August 1999
World Watch Magazine: Biotech, African Corn, & the Vampire Weed, Sept/Oct 2001
World Watch Magazine: Rogue Corn On the Loose, Nov/Dec 2002
Worldwatch Research Library: Food
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