... killers. These herbicide tolerant crops will likely lead to more pesticides in our food, drinking water, and the environment. Recent evidence links exposure to biochemical giant Monsanto's Roundup herbicide, the chemical used with most herbicide tolerant crops, to an increase incidence of certain cancers. The topics of genetic engineering and industry go hand in hand. It is industry, primarily large bio-tech ... by inheriting traits and genes from stronger plants. Each plant in the traditional method has a unique combination of genes that cause variations in seed size, branching pattern, ...

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... mass production and cheap costs. They feel that while organic food may cost more, the overall product is much more healthy, natural and appealing to the body. There are numerous benefits of organic farming for the environment, as well. Without pesticide or chemical use, the water contamination and health risks that occur elsewhere are eliminated. Crops on organic farms are rotated ... grown with additives to make them look fresh longer, be the right size, and to avoid much variation from the product's natural color. This often will turn away potential customers, as they don't understand ...

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... they also impact beneficial insects directly, songbirds indirectly, and human beings through runoff into water reservoirs. Biotechnologists may have a better solution: engineered corn that itself produces a natural pesticide. This eliminates the indiscriminate impact of spraying the toxin. Geneticists engineer the corn with a gene from the soil bacterium, Bacillus thuringiensis; hence it is called "Bt-- corn." The inserted gene encodes an insecticidal protein that is now expressed throughout ... been discussed alongside the benefits. "Supporters say that biotechnology is a tool that all...

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