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P.K.G. recognizes the award of INSA Senior Scientist, India. B.C. and G.G. acknowledge support of Marc Van Montagu, IPBO, Ghent University, Belgium.
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Gupta, P., Choudhary, B. & Gheysen, G. Removing Bt eggplant from the face of Indian regulators. Nat Biotechnol 33, 904–907 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.3331
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