Watery microbes fuel fresh fears over genetic release.

Cites the result of a study pertaining to the safety of releasing genetically engineered organisms (GEO) into the environment. Claim of biologists that microbes living in water bodies are capable of swapping genetic material with the GEO; Effect of the findings on the efforts of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development to frame a legislation governing the release of GEO; Role of bacteriophages in introducing DNA from previous hosts into their new host.