>Why were the results different?  How was the design of the study changed?

In the original "research", monarch caterpillars were fed a steady diet of
the Bt pollen. But in the real world, not only does the corn not produce
pollen at the same time the caterpillars are feeding on adjacent milkweed,
but even if it did they would not be consuming anywhere near the levels the
lab subjects were fed.

Unfortunately, our media thrive on doom and gloom, so while the initial
"sky-is-falling" reports were broadcast far and wide, the subsequent
refutation was largely ignored.

Eugene Makovec
Kirkwood, MO USA

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