Pest-Resistant Corn No Longer Resisting Pests

Hosted by Evan Kleiman Oct. 08, 2011 Food & Drink

Aaron Gassmann is an entomologist at Iowa State University. He explains that genetically modified corn in Iowa is losing its pest resistance. This is the first instance that the western corn root worm has outsmarted a pest-resistant crop.

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Evan Kleiman

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Gillian Ferguson, Laryl Garcia, Candace Moyer, Harriet Ells

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