Photo: AP, Oct. 17, 2000
Biotech Corn
Bill Rodrick sweeps corn at a grain elevator near Leonore, Ill., a 1.7 million bushel storage facility where some genetically engineered corn entered the market for human consumption. Scientists discovered that a strain of genetically engineered corn is lethal to monarch butterflies. This sparked new concerns about the unknown effects of what some call "Frankenfood."