Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology

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Tending the Fields

Dec 4, 2004

State and federal roles in the oversight of genetically modified crops. Not surprisingly, most states with large agricultural sectors are intensely interested in the economic promise of agricultural biotechnology.
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