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• Stuff: Genetic modification and Auckland's forbidden fruit (9th January 2019)
  

• CBC: B.C. creator of non-browning Arctic apple plans 'aggressive expansion' after positive U.S. test run (17th February 2018)
  

• Nature: Genetically modified apple reaches US stores, but will consumers bite? (7th November 2017)
  

• MIT Technology Review: GM Apples That Don't Brown to Reach U.S. Shelves This Fall (7th October 2017)
  

• FruitNet: Non-browning apples land in US stores (25th September 2017)
  

• Business Daily: Field trials move Kenya closer to GMO bananas (15th September 2017)
  

• The Washington Post: The apple that never browns wants to change your mind about genetically modified foods (23rd January 2016)
  

• CBC: Non-browning apple coming to U.S. next month but Canada will have to wait (22nd January 2016)
  

• The Star: Why this apple is being called a game changer (6th May 2016)
  

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  Fresh Plaza: Romania to trial disease resistant GM plum trees (8th February 2016)
  

• Daily Capital: Say Hello To The Apple That Never Browns (16th November 2015)
  

• New York Times: Tasting and Testing a Genetically Modified, Non-Browning Apple (10th November 2015)
  

• The Independent: GM tomatoes: Scientists create disease-fighting strain of fruit (26th October 2015)
  

• EcoWatch: 3 Companies Say 'No' to GMO Arctic Apples (20th October 2015)
  

• The Packer: GMO targets citrus greening (11th August 2015)
  

• Growing Produce: Company Responsible For First GMO Apples Is Sold (27th February 2015)
  

• The Globe and Mail: Company seeks approval to grow browning-resistant apples in B.C. (21st February 2015)
  

• Fresh Plaza: US: Still a ways off, GMO apples concern industry (20th February 2015)
  

• New York Times: Gene-Altered Apples Get U.S. Approval (13th February 2015)
  

• Take Part: Would You Buy a GMO Apple Just Because It Doesn't Turn Brown? (13th February 2015)
  

• The Morning Star: Okanagan orchardists upset over genetically modified apples (13th February 2015)
  

• CNBC: U.S. approves biotech apple that resists browning (13th February 2015)
  

• Capital Press: Apple Commission reps wary of GMO apples (15th October 2014)
  

• Seattlepi: Gene-altered apple tested in Washington state (5th September 2014)
  

• Brisbane Times: Going bananas: QUT team battling fruit-killing fungus (2nd August 2014)
  

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  Des Moines Register: ISU researcher to test altered bananas (2nd August 2014)
  

• Fresh Fruit Portal: First human trial of GM bananas to take place in the U.S. (17th June 2014)
  

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  The Independent: GM banana designed to slash African infant mortality enters human trials (17th June 2014)
  

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  The Guardian: Meet the 'super banana' - a vitamin-enriched upgrade that could save lives (17th June 2014)
  

• The Journal: After 7 years and almost Euros7 million, super banana will face its first human trial (16th June 2014)
  

• 7 News:Genetically modified Queensland bananas to join fight against catastrophic results of vitamin A deficiency in Africa (15th June 2014)
  

• Salmon Arm Observer: Growers oppose GMO apple (21st May 2014)
  

• The Organic and non-GMO Report: Washington State University develops non-GMO, non-browning apple alternative (31st January 2014)
  

• The Sacramento Bee: Genetically altered 'Arctic' apples may be headed to market (3rd January 2014)
  

• The Morning Star: Genetically modified apple draws Okanagan opposition (15th November 2013)
  

• New York Times: A Race to Save the Orange by Altering Its DNA (27th July 2013)
  

• Deccan Herald: Are we ready for genetically-modified bananas via Australia? (22nd April 2013)
  

• Fresh Plaza: India: GM banana project transferring from Australia (22nd April 2013)
  

• BBC: Uganda's genetically modified golden bananas (27th March 2013)
  

• LA Times: Bananas and genetic engineering: Past, present and future (12th July 2012)
  

• Lake Country Calender: Survey shows genetically modified fruit not OK with buyers (10th July 2012)
  

• The Epoch Times: Non-Browning GM Apple Worries BC Fruit Growers (23rd May 2012)
  

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