SciDev.Net: An attempt by India’s science academies to contribute to the heated debate on genetically modified (GM) crops appears to have backfired after the country’s environment minister rejected their controversial report. The inter-academy report, published last week (24 September), has been swiftly followed by a note of apology from the country’s leading science academy for copying portions of the text from a pro-biotech organisation and for failing to include references. India’s …