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 [Loon Commons: Dedicated to Protecting and Restoring Minnesota’s Environment] Bye-Bye Caddisfly?: Since this is the first significant study of the effects of Bt corn on aquatic systems, it should be considered exactly that: the first of what hopefully will be many similar research endeavors. This is not a blanket indictment of genetic engineering, but it does raise red flags about one way it’s used: as a tool for inserting toxins into plants””toxins that stick around through thick and thin.

[Solutions for Landscaping] Nine Principles for Designing Ecological Restoration: Phylogenetic Diversity: In a well engineered ecosystem allphylogenetic levels from bacteria to vertebrates should be included.System regulators and internal designers are often unusual andunpredictable organisms. The development of various phyla has arisen toa large extent from the strategic exploration of the total globalsystem over a vast period of time.

[Degrees and Courses] Graduate Degrees Courses of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences ...: Microbial degradation of organics, including pesticides, and the fate of genetically engineered microbes in soil. II Credit Hours: 0 to 3 Lecture Hours: 0 to 2 Level(s): Graduate Instruction Type: Lab, Lecture .

 [Untitled] Genetically Engineered Corn Could Affect Aquatic Ecosystems: Their research, conducted in 2005 and 2006 in an intensely farmed region of northern Indiana, measured inputs of Bt corn pollen and corn byproducts (e.g., leaves and cobs) in 12 headwater streams, using litter traps to collect the materials. They also found corn pollen in the guts of certain caddisflies, showing they were feeding on corn pollen. 

[IPO - Initial Public Offering Blog] Genetically Engineered Corn Could Affect Aquatic Ecosystems ...: Genetically Engineered Corn Could Affect Aquatic Ecosystems Newswise (press release) - 19 minutes In a competitive agricultural economy, producers have to use the best technologies they can get. "Every new technology comes with some .

[SouthAsiaNews.com] Genetically engineered Bt corn could affect aquatic ecosystems ...: Washington, Oct 9 (ANI): Toxins from genetically engineered Bt corn washed down into streams near cornfields has the potential to harm aquatic ecosystems, a new study by Indiana University environmentalists has revealed.

 [Les nouvelles qui m'intéressent] Study shows genetically engineered corn could affect aquatic ...: A study by an Indiana University environmental science professor and several colleagues suggests a widely planted variety of genetically engineered corn has the potential to harm aquatic ecosystems. The study is being published online .

 [Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog] Bt Corn Could Hurt Aquatic Ecosystems: James Raich, a National Science Foundation program director, warned that “increased use of corn for ethanol is leading to increased demand for corn and increased acreage in corn production. Previous concerns about the nutrient enrichment in streams that accompany mechanized row-crop agriculture are now compounded by toxic corn byproducts that enter our streams and fisheries, and do additional harm.”

 [Exploring science] Transgenics and BT: Anyway, the title is "Genetically engineered corn could harm aquatic ecosystems." Catchy title, right? The scientists found that caddisflies, a common prey of freshwater fish, can be killed when they eat BT corn plants (leaves, etc).

[Zaadz: WH's Blog] Speedlinking 10/8/07: Study shows genetically engineered corn could affect aquatic ecosystems -- "A study by an Indiana University environmental science professor and several colleagues suggests a widely planted variety of genetically engineered corn has the .

 [Erfan's Weblog] Present and Long-Term Composition of MSW Landfill Leachate: A Review: an aerobic ecosystem. As refuse is buried in landfills over many years in a series of cells and lifts, it is quite common for different parts of the landfill to be in different phases of decomposition.

[Symbiosis Control] Workshop on Genetically Engineered Organisms, Wildlife, and Habitats: Sponsored by United States Geological Survey, this Workshop will focus on identifying research needs for the effects of genetically modified organisms on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

[Science News Review] Genetically Engineered Corn Endangers Aquatic Ecosystems: It might be difficult to separate the effects of GE plant wastes from the general toxic overload caused by modern agribusiness mega-farming practices, which also cause death and deformity among aquatic life forms and amphibians in midwestern ecosystems. And while consumers at home and abroad have made it known that they do not wish to consume genetically engineered pesticides disguised as food, the new market for corn as ethanol fodder makes it unlikely that GM corn is going to be phased out any time soon.

[Raw Cuisine - Food for Consciousness] Links to Recent Outstanding Research on the Hazards of Genetically ...: + GM CORN MAY AFFECT AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS - STUDY Extremely important new study showing genetically engineered Bt corn (maize) byproducts could be endangering aquatic life. It also raises big questions as to how US and other regulators .

 [Care2 News Network - Newly Submitted] Study Shows Genetically Engineered Corn Could Affect Aquatic ...: Before licensing Bt corn, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency conducted trials to test its impact on water biota. But it used Daphnia, a crustacean commonly used for toxicity tests, and not insects that are more closely related to the target pests

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