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Biotech crops vs. pests: successes, failures from the first billion acres

Biotech crops vs. pests: successes, failures from the first billion acres, SeedQuest, A new global assessment helps scientists explain why genetically modified crops have suppressed some pests for longer than a decade, while others adapted in a few years.

Since 1996, farmers worldwide have planted more than 1 billion acres (400 mi