Transgenic Plants Don't Hurt Beneficial Bugs, Entomologists Find


	Transgenic Plants Don't Hurt Beneficial Bugs, Entomologists Find

tabsey

6-4-2008 10:27 AM

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gm crops, pests

tabsey says:

Far from final as far as research goes but a good find.

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