Transgenic plants remove more selenium from polluted soil than wild plants, new tests show
... channel irrigation wastewater from Central Valley farms to the Sacramento River Delta near Antioch. Selenium is considered an essential trace mineral for both humans and animals, but it becomes toxic at high doses. The dangers of selenium toxicity came to light in the 1980s when biologists discovered that...Genetically modified rice in China benefits farmers' health, study finds
...e, there was no statistical difference between the farms in terms of size, share of rice in the farm's crop...ne of the farmers who had completely planted their farms to genetically modified insect-resistant rice varieties reported experiencing adverse health effects...Researchers reveal the infectious impact of salmon farms on wild salmon
...hat the transfer of parasitic sea lice from salmon farms to wild salmon populations is much larger and more... not measured the direct transfer of sea lice from farms to wild salmon. However, a bitter debate continues in British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest as ...