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Agriculture: Is China ready for GM rice?

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In an effort to avoid a food crisis as the population grows, China is putting its weight behind genetically modified strains of the country's staple food crop. Jane Qiu explores the reasons for the unprecedented push.

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Jane Qiu writes for Nature from Beijing.

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Qiu, J. Agriculture: Is China ready for GM rice?. Nature 455, 850–852 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/455850a

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