The GMO crop, I think the panel here has said, has to be considered on a crop-by-crop basis. The place that I have seen the greatest impact on the benefits of GMO crops has been on GMO cotton. I have gone to places in Russia and the former Soviet Union where they used enormous amounts of pesticides. GMO cotton has eliminated a large proportion of pesticide use, and you've seen huge benefits to human health and to the growers. But it's not a crop that we eat; it's not a crop like a wheat species.
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