GMO contamination raises concerns

The recent contamination of native corn varieties in Mexico by genetically modified DNA has increased fears in the scientific and environmentalist communities that GMOs could harm biodiversity. Scientists fear that bioengineered genes could give genetically modified plants an advantage that would allow them to spread at the expense of the natural varieties.

The recent contamination of native corn varieties in Mexico by genetically modified DNA has increased fears in the scientific and environmentalist communities that GMOs could harm biodiversity. Scientists fear that bioengineered genes could give genetically modified plants an advantage that would allow them to spread at the expense of the natural varieties.