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Stop Genetically Engineered Trees Campaign
Insecticides from genetically modified corn present in adjacent streams
September 27, 2010
This is yet another wake up call as to the potential dangers of
genetically engineered trees. In the US, research is being done to develop
genetically engineered insect resistant pines, poplars and other trees. These
trees have been found to exude the Bt toxin through their roots into the
soil. Forests have a much more delicate and intricate relationship with water
than corn fields. For this reason, the escape of the Bt trait from GE
pines and poplars into wild forests, and hence, into watersheds, is a serious
concern when looking at the proposed future commercial release of GE
insect-resistant trees. But even if these trees didn't escape into native
forests (which GE tree researchers admit is inevitable), the Bt tree
plantations themselves threaten to contaminate water sources.
One more reason that GE trees need to be banned outright.
--GJEP Team
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of Sciences, Cary Institute aquatic ecologist Dr. Emma Rosi-Marshall and
colleagues report that streams throughout the Midwestern Corn Belt are
receiving insecticidal proteins that originate from adjacent genetically
modified crops. The protein enters streams through runoff and when corn leaves,
stalks, and plant parts are washed into stream channels.
Genetically-modified plants are a mainstay of large-scale agriculture in
the American Midwest, where corn is a dominant crop. In 2009, more than 85%
of U.S. corn crops were genetically modified to repel pests and/or resist
herbicide exposure. Corn engineered to release an insecticide that wards
off the European corn borer, commonly referred to as Bt corn, comprised 63%
of crops. The tissue of these plants has been modified to express
insecticidal proteins, one of which is commonly known as Cry1Ab.
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