>>According to Hans-Hinrich Kaatz, a professor at the University of
> Halle in eastern Germany and the director of the study, the bacterial toxin in the genetically modified corn may have "altered the surface of the bee's intestines, sufficiently weakening the bees to allow the parasites to gain entry...

There are references online about the potential of GMO genes jumping to bacteria in the digestive track.  This modified bacteria could be quite dangerous [to humans and bees].  

This week Japan, moved to require calling out GMO ingretients on food product labels and against allowing growing GMO crops in Japan although they still import GMO foods from the US.  Europe, on the other hand, has been steadily increasing their GMO acreage although it's still a drop in the bucket compared to US GMO acreage.

Waldemar

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