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Biotechnology appears to be withering as a food source

The promise of biotech crops � foods genetically engineered to resist pests and weeds or even to produce drugs for humans � may be going to seed.

After years of significant growth, the number of biotech crops in the regulatory pipeline has plummeted, says a report out today from the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a group that supports a cautious approach to biotechnology.