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Old 08-09-2009, 12:12 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Default Re: The biology of the banana - a government report

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Originally Posted by paradisi View Post
I haven't got far enough into reading it to try and figure out why that department would be writing about banana biology
Looks like the sponsors of the report were concerned about GMO:
This document provides an overview of baseline biological information relevant to risk assessment of genetically modified forms of the species that may be released into the Australian environment.
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