Monday, December 10, 2007

Genetically Engineered Corn Could Harm Aquatic Ecosystems

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071008171030.htm

Geneticly engineered "Bt" corn is harmiing aquatic ecosystems. Bt as we call it has gene that is suppose to protect the corn against insects and pest is harming aquatic organims. It procues a toxin that when gets in streams in ponds is reduces growth in the organims.


What process is being used in the article? engineered corn that is helping humans is harmful to other organims.
What is the purpose of genetic engineering in this article? To keep insects and pest from destroying the corn
List three things you learned from this article in your own words. geneticly egineered crops is harmful to som organisms. Its good and bad for the world. Has people worried bout it.
What impact would the absence of this process have on humanity? Farmers would loose money, people would go hungary and the agriculture economy would fall.

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