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GM Food Can Feed Hungry Millions

According to an article by David Derbyshire which appeared in the Daily Telegraph, scientists from seven international science academies, including Britain's Royal Society, launched a campaign supporting genetically modified food yesterday, with a report outlining how the technology could help to feed the world. The report has taken a year to prepare and is part of an international move to persuade the public that GM crops have a potential for good.

Scientists from Brazil, China, India, Mexico, the United States, the Third World Academy of Sciences and the Royal Society produced the report. It said GM technology could improve yields, develop pest resistance and create plants with additional nutrition.