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GM Gene Flow: Scale and Consequences for Agriculture and the Environment

The Royal Society of Edinburgh Discussion Forum : Monday 27 January 2003
Bringing together scientists from all over Scotland, and beyond, The Royal Society of Edinburgh hosted an open meeting to discuss the science behind a very specific area of public concern, namely, Gene Flow - the vertical (between generations) and horizontal (between species) movement of foreign genes from GM crops to other plants and organisms.
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Speakers' Papers and Presentations
Dr Geoff Squire, Theme Leader: Management of Genes & Organisms in the Environment (Scottish Crop Research Institute). 
Dr Ricarda Steinbrecher, Director (Econexus)
Dr Mike Wilkinson, Reader in Plant Genetics (University of Reading)`
Professor Tony Trewavas, Professor in Plant Biology (University of Edinburgh)
Professor Andrew Miller, CBE, FRSE.  Chairman
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