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It’s bonkers not having more urgency on GM law changes

OPINION: The debate is well past a binary ‘should we do genetic modification or not?’

NBR senior journalist Fiona Rotherham speaks with Calida Stuart-Menteath.

Fiona Rotherham Mon, 03 Apr 2023

Dr Sean Simpson looks like a scientist should – all wild hair and passion when talking geeky subjects.

Simpson, now back in New Zealand, is co-founder of Nasdaq-listed LanzaTech, which uses naturally occurring and genetically modified organisms to produce a range of fuels and chemicals from

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Fiona Rotherham Mon, 03 Apr 2023
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