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Article: New Report Challenges Fundamentals of Genetic Engineering; Study Questions Safety of Genetically Engineered Foods
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- U.S. Newswire
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- January 15, 2002
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NEW YORK, Jan. 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A study released today
reveals a critical, long-overlooked flaw in the science behind the
multi-billion dollar genetic engineering industry, raising serious
questions about the safety of genetically engineered foods.
In a new review of scientific literature reported in the February
issue of Harper's Magazine, Dr. Barry Commoner, a prominent biologist
demonstrates that the bioengineering industry, which now accounts for
25-50 percent of the U.S. corn and soybean crop, relies on a 40-year-
old theory that DNA genes are in total control of inheritance in all
forms of life. According to this theory -- the "central dogma" -- the
outcome of transferring a ...