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she said that "...linkages of GMOs to cancer are misplaced ... even rural residents who eat traditional foods are succumbing to cancer.... The association of GMOs to cancer is partly caused by faulty studies that attempt to create an association.... It is important for scientific and health experts
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Karembu has actively promoted low-environmental impact methods, biotechnology sharing and genetically modified organisms as part of her work, by writing papers, presenting at conferences, writing two books for children presenting the case for genetically modified crops and in many interviews. In an
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on more than 175 million hectares of farmland. "New evidence shows that arguments against GM crops are unfounded", says
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Her responsibilities at the ISAAA include planning and managing all aspects of the AfriCenter programmes that include the transfer of agri-biotechnologies between industrialised and developing countries. She is also involved in the spreading of information on modern agricultural biotechnology to
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