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Nobel Prize-winning biochemist defends genetically modified organisms for agricultural production

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Público reports Richard J. Roberts, speaking from Portugal while presenting a session on GMOs at the Estoril Conferences, said European politicians want to keep the rest of the world colonized with their anti-GMO stance.

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