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Life Arts 4/14/2009 at 4:23 PM EDT

It's a lawless land when it comes to containing GM

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When GMOs escape into the wild there is a risk engineered traits will infiltrate more delicate natural species, or even generate superweeds resistant to herbicides. A study done by the Nature Institute showed that creeping bentgrass-a USDA-approved herbicide resistant grass engineered by Monsanto and Scotts Company for golf courses-had spread its transgene via pollen to native and related plants 13 mis beyond the control area.

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