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i oppose granting a permit for bacillus thuringienses to be raised on american soil. i do not believe that this bacillus is helpful to america. Stream ecosystems are tightly linked to agricultural fields and should be considered when adopting new agricultural technologies http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-09/cioe-ifg092410.php In a paper published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Cary Institute aquatic ecologist Dr. Emma Rosi-Marshall and colleagues report that streams throughout the Midwestern Corn Belt are receiving insecticidal proteins that originate from adjacent genetically modified crops. The protein enters streams through runoff and when corn leaves, stalks, and plant parts are washed into stream channels. Genetically-modified plants are a mainstay of large-scale agriculture in the American Midwest, where corn is a dominant crop. In 2009, more than 85% of U.S. corn crops were genetically modified to repel pests and/or resist herbicide exposure. Corn engineered to release an insecticide that wards off the European corn borer, commonly referred to as Bt corn, comprised 63% of crops. The tissue of these plants has been modified to express insecticidal proteins, one of which is commonly known as Cry1Ab. i oppose granting this permit to bayer so it can make big monery and we are left with an altered harmful world. that is my opinion on this issue.