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GMO crops have been shrouded in controversy, writes Jan Davis

By Jan Davis
Updated October 16 2019 - 2:27pm, first published 6:00am
NATURAL PROCESS: New research shows some 1 in 20 flowering plants are actually naturally transgenic. As well, over thousands of years, plant breeders have selected plants with superior, desirable traits. Picture: Shutterstock
NATURAL PROCESS: New research shows some 1 in 20 flowering plants are actually naturally transgenic. As well, over thousands of years, plant breeders have selected plants with superior, desirable traits. Picture: Shutterstock

Much of the controversy around genetically modified crops is driven by images of mad scientists in white coats and the belief that the process of moving genes from one species to another is "unnatural".

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