And herbicide tolerance has made possible a shift to more benign herbicides and to environment-friendly no-till farming.

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However to date, the only widely used traits developed by genetic modification are herbicide tolerance and Bt insect resistance.

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Finally, Pollack's disparaging assertion that "industry ... has been peddling the same two advantages--herbicide tolerance and insect resistance--for 10 years, " is puzzling.

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