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Agree as this could actually benefit the US due to our recent drought. Putting the “questionable” corn into ethanol production while we carry out studies leaves more corn for food and cattle feed. Bad part is that there will be damage to exports, but internal gain would hopefully be better.

I question most of these studies. Worked with a bunch of old WWII veterans who smoked heavily until their dying day, none of cancer and all of advanced age (80’s). As one (MD) put it, we all have cells that may or may not be programed for cancer. If you've got them, something will eventually trigger them. Hence the hereditary factor of illnesses. I'm sure there are other cause/effect scenarios but feel the majority fall within hereditary predisposition. Stating that genetic engineering of foods, especially without the addition of known cancer causing agents, causes cancer is pretty hard for me to accept without a substantial number of independent and long term studies. End result for some of the world may be to eat and have a minor risk of getting cancer or starve and certainly die. World population is close to exceeding the ability of land available to grow crops as we know them. Options are to increase crop yields or reduce the population.