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Domestication of Corn
 
Corn Plant
 
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Traits Corn is Engineered For ,[object Object],[object Object]
 
A report released by the International Journal of Biological Sciences (Dec. 2009) states that three types of Monsanto corn, cause cancer and organ damage in mammals. ,[object Object]
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20 pounds of soil washes away for every gallon of ethanol made
In the US 1.5 billion tons topsoil erodes/year
 
 
No-Till Corn
High Fructose Corn Syrup
 
 
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