Study suggests intrepid beet weed seeds could spread crop genes into wild relatives.
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Arnaud, J.-F., Viard, F., Delescluse, M. & Cuguen, J. Evidence for gene flow via seed dispersal from crop to wild relatives in Beta vulgaris (Chenopodiaceae): consequences for the release of genetically modified crop species with weedy lineages. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, published online, doi:10.1098/rspb.2003.2407 (2003).
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Whitfield, J. Humans may spread GM seeds. Nature (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/news030616-7
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/news030616-7