Monarch Bt-corn paper questioned

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Genetically modified food interests downplay the potential demise of the monarch butterfly. Even though 56% of larvae exposed to GM corn pollen died this article appears to minimize the potential threat of this product. Where dollars are to be made the monarch is expected to take a back seat. The original work was criticized as premature and incomplete. I guess a 56% death rate is not high enough.

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Breaking the code of resistance

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Scientists research insect pests' resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis so that the effects of the toxin in genetically modified crops do not lose their value.

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Bt corn kills monarch

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Genetically engineered corn kills monarch butterflies. A two-year Iowa State study confirms earlier studies that Bt corn kills monarchs.

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