In Canada, scientists have created a tomato that grows in water nearly half as salty as the ocean. ... With the global population expected to rise to 9 billion within 50 years, feeding the world has never seemed such a daunting task. ... When people are infected by a population of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, the infection can become impossible to treat. ... BT crops that produce their own insecticide could create populations of super bugs which are resistant to the toxins produced by these GM crops. ...

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Agricultural practices also have a big impact on natural environments and the social fabric of society, even in societies where farm populations have shrunk. ... After only two years after the Roundup Ready soybeans, over 30% of the corn and soybeans planted in the U.S., and close to 50% of the canola planted in Canada have been genetically engineered to be either herbicide or pesticide resistant. ...

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Genetically Modified Organisms Barnett, A. (2000, August 13). Soya alert over cancer and brain damage link; Special report: what's wrong with our food? The Observer. Retrieved August 16, 2003, from http://observer.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,353660,00.html In my research I came across this article that discusses the dangers of a product called Soya, where concerns were raised about the health risk of breast cancer in woman, and the risk of abnormalities in infants for whom Soya milk is used as infant formula. Two senior American government scientists made this part...

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