the full commercial release of golden rice into agricultural systems in need.

Transgene escape

The escape of genetically-engineered plant genes via hybridization with wild relatives was first discussed and examined in Mexico and Europe in the mid-1990s. There is agreement that escape of transgenes is inevitable, even "some proof that it is happening". Up until 2008 there were few documented cases.

Corn

Corn sampled in 2000 from the Sierra Juarez, Oaxaca, Mexico

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