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Scientists say they have found the first confirmation that insects have developed resistance to transgenic crops that have been modified to resist pests. They found evidence of genetic mutation among bollworms (Helicoverpa zea) in a dozen GM cotton fields sown in Mississippi and Arkansas

Outside the headquarters of Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc, the pavement is iced over and workers arriving for the day are bundled up against the cold.

"If you start to fuel cars with crops," says Ed Matthew of Friends of the Earth, "you are instantly putting the world's one billion starving people in competition with the world's one billion motorists. It's as simple as that." Strong stuff.