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Dr. Raquel Chan inspects test plants (Arabidopsis) genetically modified at the cultivation chamber in the vegetable biotechnology lab of the Universidad del Litoral in Santa Fe, some 500 Km northwest of Buenos Aires, on April 10, 2012 where a team lead by Dr. Chan was able to create transgenic soy, corn and wheat plants, resistant to the drought and salinity. AFP PHOTO / Juan Mabromata (Photo credit should read JUAN MABROMATA/AFP/Getty Images)

Dr. Raquel Chan inspects test plants (Arabidopsis) genetically modified at the cultivation chamber in the vegetable biotechnology lab of the Universidad del Litoral in Santa Fe, some 500 Km northwest of Buenos Aires, on April 10, 2012 where a team lead by Dr. Chan was able to create transgenic soy, corn and wheat plants, resistant to the drought and salinity. AFP PHOTO / Juan Mabromata (Photo credit should read JUAN MABROMATA/AFP/Getty Images)