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Previous articleNext article No AccessCA☆ FORUM ON ANTHROPOLOGY IN PUBLICBoth Sides Now Fallacies in the Genetic‐Modification Wars, Implications for Developing Countries, and Anthropological Perspectives1by Glenn Davis Stoneby Glenn Davis Stone2Department of Anthropology, Washington University, St. Louis, Mo. 63130, U.S.A. ([email protected]). Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUSFull TextSupplemental Material Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Current Anthropology Volume 43, Number 4August/October 2002 Sponsored by the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/341532 Views: 841Total views on this site Citations: 85Citations are reported from Crossref © 2002 by The Wenner‐Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research. 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