A Republic of weeds and insects.

[Matthew X]

Weeds get boost from GM crops
'Weeds become stronger and fitter by cross-breeding with genetically 
engineered crops, US researchers have shown for the first time. And at the 
same time, a team in France has demonstrated how easily weeds might be able 
to swap genes with the GM strains of sugar beet already in field trials' ( 
New Scientist )
See also this Guardian write-through, this BBC article, this FOE press 
release, and this blog entry from last week.LINKS?
http://www.hullocentral.demon.co.uk/site/anfin.htm
India: KRRS Activists Destroy Bt Cotton in Davanagere

posted by Chuck0 on Friday August 16 2002 @ 10:28AM PDT
  of the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) destroyed Bt cotton 
cultivated in an area of two acres at Rudranakatte near here on Sunday. The 
activists led by KRRS President Prof M D Nanjundaswamy convinced the 
farmers before destroying the crops. Security was tightened in the village 
to prevent any untoward incident. However, the police could not take any 
steps against the activists as they destroyed the crops after convincing 
the farmers. [...]
http://www.infoshop.org/inews/stories.php?story=02/08/16/8891740
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