Chemistry in Context
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Author: American Chemical Society
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Chapter 12, Problem 52Q
You are the head of a government facing another year of a long drought and a serious risk of famine. Another nation has offered you a supply of genetically modified rice to feed your people. List two advantages and two disadvantages of accepting the aid. Decide whether you would accept it and explain why.
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