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The Current | May 29, 2013 | 24:28
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Rootworms and the Future of Genetically Modified Farming
Genetically modified cornseed was supposed to be resistant to the dreaded rootworm. But in parts of the U.S. Midwest, corn farmers are discovering the very problem that GM crops were supposed to eliminate are back in the corn.
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EXCERPT FROM RELATED POSTING:
A closer look at GMO ingredients in store-bought food
In eating the plant (corn, for example), the larvae ingests the built-in insectide which then kills the insect from inside – – it makes holes in the digestive system of the larvae.
If the average American eats 25 pounds of GMO corn a year (below), I wonder if that’s enough to affect the internal workings of a human being?