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The past 25 years have seen transformational advances in the science and potential products of genetic engineering.

Gene gun helped to ignite agriculture's biotechnology revolution.

Hostility over transgenic technologies remains strong with little progress to find common ground.

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These GM crops may be the technology's best chance to win over the public.

For better or worse, biotech crops have changed the agricultural landscape forever.

When holes began to appear in genetically engineered technology designed to control weeds and pests, these growers returned to time-proven practices of previous generations.

These growers divide acres between transgenic and nontransgenic crops to capitalize on the best markets.

CRISPR's genetic scissors slice through crop problems to improve varieties.

New tools hasten future seed and trait introductions.