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Bangkok Post, Thailand, Guest Column.
Byline: Darunee Edwards
Oct. 4--Essentially, plant biotechnology describes a process commonly referred to as genetic engineering in which genetic information and techniques are used to produce improved strains of plants.
Plant biotechnology allows scientists to identify beneficial traits in one plant -- qualities such as added nutrition, enhanced flavour or a greater ability to fight pests or diseases -- and incorporate them into another. This modification process is not new and occurs naturally, usually with the help of wind or insects.
Crops that are modified through plant biotechnology sometimes referred to as "genetically modified" or "genetically improved", because the process of gene transfer has been accelerated. This can be viewed as an improvement on basic ...
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