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Genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) have included corn crops engineered to produce a natural pesticide. This pesticide kills a certain insect which would normally destroy the corn. The benefits include a larger corn crop because the destructive influence of the insects is lowered. What might be one negative result of growing this specific GMO?

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The insects could grow resistant to the pesticide in the genetically-modified corn and become immune to regular pesticides.

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The insects could grow resistant to the pesticide in the genetically-modified corn and become immune to regular pesticides.

i think the last guy hit the bullseye bc gmos taste yucky but theres what u want

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