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Round 2 for Biotech Beets

source: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/27/business/27sugar.html?hp

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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/27/business/27sugar.html?hp

But next spring, for the first time, Mr. Green intends to plant beets genetically engineered to withstand Monsanto’s powerful Roundup herbicide. The Roundup will destroy the weeds but leave his crop unscathed, potentially saving him thousands of dollars in tractor fuel and labor.

For Mr. Green and many other beet farmers, it is technology too long delayed. And the engineered beets could pave the way for the eventual planting of other biotech crops like wheat, rice and potatoes, which were also stalled on the launching pad.

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Sorry, for repeating graphic, but it's so fitting.

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