New lab-produced corn can easily convert into ethanol

Kansas City.com
By SCOTT CANON
The Kansas City Star

For more than a decade, the breakthroughs in genetically engineered crops have been a boon mostly to farmers.

Soybeans resistant to herbicides. Corn that fends off insects. Grains that tolerate drought.

They came with the fear that they would foster indestructible weeds or super-resilient bugs. Despite the isolated realization of the fears, farmers adopted the lab-tailored crops quickly. Today the altered grains dominate fields across the Midwest and virtually every aisle of the grocery store.

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