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CommonDreams.org | Monsanto Corn Spawning Superbug


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Originally published in the Wall Street Journal:

Widely grown corn plants that Monsanto Co. genetically modified to thwart a voracious bug are falling prey to that very pest in a few Iowa fields, the first time a major Midwest scourge has developed resistance to a genetically modified crop.  The discovery raises concerns that the way some farmers are using biotech crops could spawn superbugs.

Read the entire article at CommonDreams.org:  Monsanto Corn Plant Losing Bug Resistance

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