Researchers pollinate a corn stalk by hand in the corn greenhouse at the Monsanto Research facility in Chesterfield, Missouri October 9, 2009. Monsanto launched the world's first genetically modified crop in 1996 and GM crops are now grown in countries ranging from Australia to South Africa, the Philippines and Brazil. Up to 85 percent of the massive U.S. corn crop is now genetically engineered according to U.S. data. Picture taken October 9, 2009. To match Special Report FOOD. Reuters Pictures 2 weeks ago

Researchers pollinate a corn stalk by hand in the corn greenhouse at the Monsanto Research facility in Chesterfield, Missouri October 9, 2009. Monsanto launched the world's first genetically modified crop in 1996 and GM crops are now grown in countries ranging from Australia to South Africa, the Philippines and Brazil. Up to 85 percent of the massive U.S. corn crop is now genetically engineered according to U.S. data. Picture taken October 9, 2009. To match Special Report FOOD.

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