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      GMOIreland
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  <p id="description">GM crops may reappear in Ireland. This blog will be a blow by blow commentary on the GM food debate in Ireland. A commentary based on facts and not the spin of eirther the Pro-GMOers or Anti-GMOers. THIS BLOG PURELY REPRESENTS MY PERSONAL VIEWS AND NOT THOSE OF MY EMPLOYER, WIFE, FAMILY, FRIENDS, PETS OR ANYTHING ELSE.

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     <h2 class="date-header">Thursday, 19 February 2009</h2>
      
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      <p>Having seen numerous GM food stories in Irish media develop, reshape and be immortalized in the print it is often hard to explain the real process of the 'meeja' to fellow scientists and the problem I see with science in the meeja. However, Dr. Ben Goldacre, who writes for the Guardian, does an excellent job explaining the issues in this interview....
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      <em>Shane Morris @ 02:54 AM</em>
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