The Fight Against Monsanto And GMO Corn

Genetic engineering uses genes from bacteria or viruses. The genes are artificially injected into plant cells’ DNA, and then these cells are cloned into plants. For example, some genetically modified corn has a gene from the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis in every cell, giving the corn a built-in pesticide. Other crops, such as soy, cotton, and beets, have other bacteria inserted that allow the plant to be resistant to massive amounts of weed killer. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reports that over 90 percent of soybeans, corn, and sugar beets grown in the United States are genetically modified, while over 80 percent of cotton is modified. Now imagine this scenario: You have a 10-acre organic farm in the rural midwestern United States.



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