... province of many environmentalists. He discusses how transgenic cotton significantly reduced the use of pesticides as well as the potential it has to eliminate pesticide use completely on 23 million acres of land, and how genetically modified corn combated and resisted the rootworm, corn's most voracious enemy (5). Rauch uses a fantastic example in regards to the absolute success of transgenesis in ... money and attention, but does not provide any effective solution to these issues (8). Rauch also identifies the business interests of biotechnology, with primary concern being to reap max...

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