It is a healthier and safer option than the use of chemicals going into your body. For example, members of the Northern Canola Growers Association express, "GM foods such as BT corn can help eliminate the application of chemical pesticides.... "TT" is when the companies genetically engineer plants to "Produce a sterile seed after a single growing season" (Kimbrell 2003) ensuring that farmers cannot save their seed, having to buy their seed every year. ... Smith, world's bestseller on the topic of GMO foods – "Seeds of Deception: Exposing Industry and Government Lies about ...

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They are chemical instructions for building and maintaining life. ... Growing GM foods like the B.t. corn can help eliminate chemical pesticides. ... Plants can be genetically engineered to be resistant to herbicides and this would prevent environmental damage by reducing the amount of weed killer needed. ... Lastly, environmentalists are concerned that plants engineered for herbicide tolerance and weeds will cross breed, transferring the herbicide resistance genes from the cops into the weeds. ...

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