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A review of the environmental safety of the CP4 EPSPS protein

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 April 2012

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CP4 EPSPSglyphosateherbicide tolerantgenetically engineeredenvironmental risk assessment weed control
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Review Article
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Environmental Biosafety Research , Volume 10 , Issue 1 , January 2011 , pp. 5 - 25
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© Center for Environmental Risk Assessment, ILSI Research Foundation

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