WHEN CORN KILLS A MONARCH From: The Record (Bergen County, NJ) | Date: May 26, 1999 | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
05-26-1999
WHEN CORN KILLS A MONARCH -- A GENETICALLY ALTERED CROP MAY WREAK HAVOC
Date: 05-26-1999, Wednesday
Section: OPINION
Edition: All Editions -- 2 Star B, 2 Star P, 1 Star Early

ONE of the fears about genetically engineered crops is that they
might have some adverse impact on the environment that nobody
anticipated. A laboratory study by researchers at Cornell University
indicates that this may indeed be true.

The study, published in the journal Nature, reports that a
transgenic corn, widely used by farmers in the Midwest, produces a
wind-borne pollen ...

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