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Scientists and environmentalists today condemned a recent press release by researchers at the University of British Columbia announcing they have created genetically engineered (GE)poplar trees for paper and biofuel production, opening the prospect of growing these GE trees like an agricultural crop in the future. “The whole idea of engineering trees for biofuels is outrageous—there is no question that we must end our fossil fuel addiction, but pretending we can simply substitute living plants is horribly misguided,” Global Justice Ecology Project, Center for Food Safety, Biofuelwatch
Posted on: Wed, 09 Apr 2014 22:56:36 +0000

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