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Reuters | December 1, 1999 | By Patricia Reaney LONDON - U.S. scientists said Wednesday they had uncovered what could be either a potential hazard or benefit of genetically modified (GM) corn.

Today's News | December 1, 1999 | By Matt Walker A SINGLE genetically modified fish could turn Darwinian evolution upside down and wipe out local populations of the species if released into the wild, biologists warn. They add that other organisms could face the same risk from transgenic relatives.

Christian Science Monitor| December 2, 1999 The warning suggests that pesticides can stay in the ground for months. Robert C. Cowen, Special to The Christian Science Monitor

Dow Jones | December 1, 1999 SEATTLE - French officials Wednesday said they are opposed to the European Union's support for creating a working group on biotechnology issues within the World Trade Organization.

Reuters | December 1, 1999 | By Anthony Boadle SEATTLE - The 15 governments of the European Union rapped the European Commission on Wednesday, according to this story, for making a surprise concession to the United States on biotechnology in world trade negotiations, European diplomats said.

Wall Street Journal | December 1, 1999 | By Wall Street Journal staff reporters Steven Lipin in New York, Anita Raghavan in London and Stephen D. Moore in Zurich

Reuters, via NewsEdge Corporation BRUSSELS - A European Union court decided on Wednesday to maintain a ban on the use of beta-agonists, which when given to animals increase meat to fat ratios. "The protection of public health must take priority over all other considerations," including economic consequences, the court said in a statement.

Inter Press Service | November 25, 1999 | By Danielle Knight WASHINGTON - U.S. environmental and consumer groups, following the lead of European critics of biotechnology, are pressuring one of the nation's largest supermarket chains to remove all genetically engineered products from its shelves.