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Introduction: Keeping watch on Genetically Modified Crops
Introduction: Keeping watch on Genetically Modified Crops
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First, the introduction of transgenic crops or, indeed, of any new crop into an area can have unforeseen consequences for the surrounding ecosystem. Second, the public is particularly sensitive to damage or potential damage caused by genetically modified plants, as opposed to damage caused by plants created by traditional breeding methods.
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Although genetically modified plants did not become commercially available in the United States until 1995, they now account for a major portion of the crops that American farmers plant each year. In 2000, some 70 million acres of transgenic crops were grown in the United States, including 25% of all corn, 54% of soybeans, and 61% of cotton (Reference: USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service)
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Although the report was careful to say that there is no strict dichotomy between the health and environmental risks that might be posed by transgenic and conventional pest-protected plants, the committee acknowledged that much is still not known about transgenic crops.1 Against that backdrop, on fuly 13-14, 2000, the National Research Council held a workshop on Ecological Monitoring of Genetically Modified Crops. As the title suggests, the workshop specifically excluded monitoring aimed at detecting effects on human health.
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