date:May 14, 2012
Werran, CEO of Cert ID Europe, says GM soy has led to a number of ecological problems in South America, not least the creation of weed killer-resistant 'super' weeds. He explains that GM crops are selected to be resistant to weed killers, so that farmers can easily control weeds during the entire growing season. However, a process called gene flow allows this DNA to be transferred from one crop to another and from the crop to the weed. This has resulted in the creation of weeds which are resist