Borst, once an opponent of GMOs, went through a Lynas-like conversion of his own.

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Dr Stephen Keyse, a senior scientist with the Imperial Cancer Research Fund in Dundee, described Professor Borst's work as "pioneering".

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The Dutch Health Minister, Els Borst, said the decision to allow Women on Waves to give out the abortion pill was in line with government policy regarding the sexual independence of women.

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