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The second most popular article of year so far was billionare philanthropist and internet guru Bill Gates's call for more research into high-tech food production systems, including genetic modification techniques.
GM technology was essential to tackle food poverty, said Gates.
“Some of the work we [The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation] are doing to create new seeds involves GM techniques, but a lot of it does not,” he said.
Click here, to read why Gates thought consumer choice ought to be given pre-eminent position in the GM debate.