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Up in arms

Several European countries continue to defy EU law and ban genetically modified maize. Will the stalemate ever be resolved? Gunjan Sinha investigates.

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Sinha, G. Up in arms. Nat Biotechnol 27, 592–594 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0709-592

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