Collier, Marcus; Mullins, Ewen(EDP Sciences and the ISBR (International Society for Biosafety Research), 2010-07-05)
While significant progress has been made on the modification of crops for the benefit of producers, the same
cannot be said in regards to eliciting the potential impact that these crops may have on the wider landscape
and ...
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This letter details the collective views of a number of independent researchers on the technical assessment and evaluation of environmental models and software. The purpose is to stimulate debate and initiate action that ...
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