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Risks and benefits: gm crops in the cross hairs: dan ferber, dan ferber is a writer in urbana, illinois. As controversy builds over the safety of genetically modified crops, the evidence so far hasn"t pinpointed any specific problems but also can"t dispel the doubts. An american entomologist publishes a study in nature showing that pollen from genetically modified corn kills monarch butterfly larvae; two of his colleagues denounce him in a commentary for publishing. Preliminary results and imply that he is spreading rumors. It would be hard to find a scientific debate more polarized than the one now being waged about the safety of genetically modified (gm) crops. What they are finding is in many cases reassuring but not always. The plants, most of which have been modified to resist pests or weed-killing herbicides, seem to pose minimal risks to human health, say experts.
