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GM wheat trial - DIR092

The CSIRO Food Futures National Research Flagship is conducting a GM wheat trial in the ACT. The trial aims to confirm the new grain's health benefits and to investigate its baking characteristics. (2 pages)

  • 24 December 2008 | Updated 16 February 2012

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This information sheet outlines the details of the CSIRO's proposed genetic modification (GM) wheat trial - DIR092.

It covers:

  • the aim of the trial
  • the GM wheat
  • antibiotic resistance
  • animal feeding trials
  • the trial site
  • research findings.

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