Peter - You might like to look at the current New Scientist magazine (not 
noted as being anti-GM!), dated 15th June, pp 14-17 'Special Report - 
Genetic contamination', which covers the original paper in Nature and the 
controversy over its subsequent trashing.  It appears that a dispute over 
the authors' methods and results (perhaps inspired by campus politics) 
doesn't affect the basic message.  New Scientist concludes that there is no 
doubt that transgenes have spread to traditional maize varieties cultivated 
in Mexico;  two separate teams have since found transgenic DNA in about 10% 
of crop plants sampled, although there is no evidence of the contamination 
of wild maize.  Bt maize imported from the US as animal feed has apparently 
been planted, accidentally or intentionally, in spite of Mexican government 
precautions.         Hope this helps!         Tony N-S.

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