"Despite genetic modifications to seeds by biotech companies like Monsanto to make plants insect-resistant, pests have developed immunity, and farmers are falling back on chemical insecticide to protect their crops.
A corn hybrid invented by biotech companies was designed with a gene called Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), in order to poison rootworm, but the bugs are making a comeback."
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