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Friday, December 30, 2011

Insects Becoming Resistant to Bt Corn Sooner than Scientists Expected

A mere eight years after it was introduced to farmers, Bt corn is now susceptible to a certain strain of rootworm:

http://news.yahoo.com/bugs-may-resistant-genetically-modified-corn-213322828.html
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