Risky business
Sufficient evidence exists to suggest that biotechnology could have some nasty surprises, unless we proceed with caution. A University of Illinois study published in the June 2000 found that Event 176 corn seeds produced by Novartis Seeds altered to contain the gene from the Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), a toxin which works as a pesticide against pests such as bollworm and corn borer. A Cornell University study published earlier in May 1999 found that Novartis' YieldGard Bt corn (Bt 11) was toxic to monarch butterflies. A University of Iowa study, published in October 2000 confirmed the two results. The studies show that
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