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"Sustainability" Special Issue: "Organic Farming and Gene Manipulation"

An "open access" issue of the journal "Sustainability" on genetic engineering in organic agriculture

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New techniques for manipulating genetic material open new possibilities for plant breedeing. Should organic farming reconsider its negative attitude towards genetic engineering or not? A special issue of the journal "Sustainability" provides a collection of articles from authors with diverse perspectives on the subject.

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