GM crop escapes into the American wild
Transgenic canola found growing freely in North Dakota.
Natasha Gilbert, Nature.com
A genetically modified (GM) crop has been found thriving in the wild for the first time in the United States. Transgenic canola is growing freely in parts of North Dakota, researchers told the Ecological Society of America conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, today.
“The extent of the escape is unprecedented.” – Cynthia Sagers, ecologist at the University of Arkansas
The scientists behind the discovery say this highlights a lack of proper monitoring and control of GM crops in the United States.