A NATIONAL debate on genetically modified crops sponsored by government ministers is never going to be an entirely thrilling experience – as Britain’s attempt to launch one revealed last week. Such debates are not wrong in principle. The key problem in the UK lies in the way the debate is being framed. Everything about it including the title, “GM Nation?”, suggests that the country faces a stark choice. Either it welcomes GM food with open arms, or it turns its back on the technology for good. But this dichotomy is a fiction designed to suit the dogmatic agendas of those…
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