Theterminatorgenecan render seeds sterile, so forcing farmers to purchase fresh seed every year.
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The stories of the so-calledterminatorgene, which prevents the growth of descendants, are very worrying indeed.
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We are not supporting any kind of development of any kind ofterminatorgene.
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Nevertheless, scientists can be extremely accurate in incorporating aterminatorgenewhich will prevent the seed from reproducing.
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The stories about the so-calledterminatorgene, which is said to prevent children from growing, are very disturbing.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
The important issue is whether the public sector and other players will be able to provide improved varieties without terminator genes and offer a measure of competition.
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In the general public, they have become better known by the name 'terminator genes'.
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