P.M. BRIEFING : Protesters Rip Up Altered Potatoes
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WAGENINGEN, Netherlands — A group calling itself “The Seething Spuds” today claimed responsibility for destroying 400 genetically altered potato plants that are part of a research project.
The protest caused a delay of at least one year in research at the Agriculture Ministry’s ITAL Institute, which planted the potatoes in June, said institute spokesman Willem Stiekema.
The potato plants were ripped out of the ground, police said. No arrests were made.
In a letter to the Dutch national news agency, the group said the protest was aimed at using genetic manipulation to make potatoes more resistant to herbicides.
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