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First of all, the grass wasn't even genetically modified. The grass (Tifton 85) is a hybrid between two other grasses [http://www.tifton.uga.edu/fat/tifton85.ht
by pranjalv123 14y ago
First of all, the grass wasn't even genetically modified. The grass (Tifton 85) is a hybrid between two other grasses [http://www.tifton.uga.edu/fat/tifton85.htm http://www.tifton.uga.edu/fat/tifton85.htm]. Secondly, even if it was, this headline is absurd. It's a widely-used strain of grass, used on this plot for 15 years, so the suggestion that the genetic modification is somehow responsible for killing the cows is absurd.
See also: http://www.examiner.com/article/gmo-food-hybrid-poison-grass-that-kills-texas-cattle-not-genetically-modified http://www.examiner.com/article/gmo-food-hybrid-poison-grass....
- ams6110 14y agoFurther, the production cyanides by plants as a defense against herbivores is a natural phenomenon. However not sure it's ordinarily seen in grases and it is curious that the levels were apparently high enough to cause toxicity in the cattle.
- protomyth 14y agoThey are having a drought so the levels are up.