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GMOs in Schools
GMOs in Schools
Commercially available kits are used in Australian schools to help science students learn about genetics.
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The kits generally use bacteria that have a long history of safe use in schools, university teaching laboratories and research and are on the OGTR’s ‘exempt dealings’ list. As such, most GMO studies in schools do not require licensing by the Regulator as long as the school follows good laboratory practice.