Executive summary: After years of very heavy use of the herbicide glyphosate on ‘Roundup Ready‘ GE (genetically-engineered) crops in the US, weeds are developing resistance to the chemical. The rapidly-spreading problem shows how reliance on genetically-engineered herbicide-resistance is a short-sightedstrategy that is resulting in more difficult-to-control weeds.
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Counting the Costs of Genetic Engineering - the report documents numerous case studies demonstrating the adverse environmental, economic and social impacts of genetic engineering, suggesting sustainable agricultural solutions instead.
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