/oss/taxonomy/term/556/all en /oss/article/controversial-science-environment-food-health-news/problem-herbicide-resistance <p style="text-align:justify">Farmers who are growing herbicide resistant crops such as corn or soy may start to identify with Audrey Jr. in Little Shop of Horrors. In that film, later made into a Broadway musical, a dorky florist’s assistant cultivates a plant he names Audrey Jr. after the co-worker he pines for. This is no ordinary plant, this one craves blood to grow and its constant cry to “feed me” wreaks havoc with human lives.</p> Mon, 18 Aug 2014 02:08:37 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 2183 at /oss /oss/article/environment-health-technology/resistance-24-d-resistant-corn-and-soy <p>Get ready for a new controversy.  Corn and soybeans that are genetically engineered to resist the weed killer 2,4-D are heading for approval.  And they are also heading for an onslaught of opposition from activists and some farmers.  The idea of genetic modification for herbicide resistance is not new.  Corn, soybean, canola and cotton growers in North America have been using Monsanto’s “Roundup Ready” seeds for years.  Previous to the introduction of this technology large amounts of chemicals had to be applied to plowed fields before seeding to eliminate weeds.  With Roundup Ready crops th</p> Tue, 05 Jun 2012 16:05:42 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 1703 at /oss