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Monsanto Corn Plant Losing Bug Resistance
Submitted by Melinda L. Secor on Sun, 2011-09-04 01:00
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"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."
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