Insects thrive on GM 'pest-killing' crops
'Genetically modified crops specially engineered to kill pests
in fact nourish them, startling new research has revealed. The research -
which has taken even the most ardent opponents of GM crops by surprise -
radically undermines one of the key benefits claimed for them. And it
suggests that they may be an even greater threat to organic farming than
has been envisaged ... Pete Riley, food campaigner for
Friends of the Earth, said last
night: "This is just another example of the unexpected harmful
effects of GM crops. If Friends of the Earth had come up with the
suggestion that crops engineered to kill pests could make them bigger and
healthier instead, we would have been laughed out of court." ' (
Independent )
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See also this FOE report
(PDF) from last month
Hospitals face tight control
Article about measures taken to contain the
SARS outbreak in Ontario (
Toronto Star )
