Monday March 15, 2010
Fury as EU approves GM potato
Martin Hickman and Genevieve Roberts
Independent
Critics claim plant could spread antibiotic-resistant diseases to humans
The introduction of a genetically modified potato in Europe risks the development of human diseases that fail to respond to antibiotics, it was claimed last night.
German chemical giant BASF this week won approval from the European Commission for commercial growing of a starchy potato with a gene that could resist antibiotics – useful in the fight against illnesses such as tuberculosis.
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