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Scientific Journal Says It Should Not Have Published Paper on Genetically Modified Corn

By LILA GUTERMAN

THE NATURE OF BIAS: Joining a months-long sparring match over genetically engineered corn, an eminent scientific journal has backed itself into a corner.

In an unusual step, Nature announced in an online editorial this month that it should not have published a paper in which the authors claimed to have...

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