The government is facing an unusual challenge -- regulating a science that has not yet proved harmful.
The Environment Ministry and three other ministries are preparing a bill for submission to the Diet during its current session that would place living modified organisms -- including genetically modified crops and engineered animals and microorganisms -- under government control.
The bill would aim to prevent ecological damage caused by these organisms, such as by hybridization with surrounding wild species.
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