Gizmodo:<\/p>\n
Monsanto<\/a>, the oft-vilified company known for hawking genetically modified seeds andsuing farmers<\/a>, is putting genetically modified sweet corn on supermarket shelves this fall.<\/p>\n
Monsanto’s corn will look like any regular corn on the shelf, but it will be genetically altered to carry Bt toxin, which messes with insect’s digestive systems and kills them, allowing farmers to forego pesticides.<\/p>\n
Are you afraid of eating genetically modified food? Should you be? Maybe, but chances are you already eat it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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