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Aren’t GE crops supposed to reduce the use of pesticides/herbicides and help make the environment cleaner?

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Aren’t GE crops supposed to reduce the use of pesticides/herbicides and help make the environment cleaner?

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A. Many biotech companies claim that the use of GE crops will lead to a reduction in use of pesticides and herbicides. Herbicide tolerant crops, for example, have actually increased the amount of pesticides used and have created pesticide resistant weeds known as “superweeds.” Pests of certain plants have begun to show resistance to certain pesticides.

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