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OUR CONCLUSION

Although there are some negative effects to the use of GM BT cotton and other genetically modified crops, they are mostly arguable, and so we think that these crop's benifits weigh out the problems. GM BT Cotton is not only used for various fabrics and materials, it also has [|uses]  for cottonseed oil in cooking and as a good source of Vitamin E, leftover fibers for thickeners and cellulose in foods, and cottonseed, which is high in protein, for animal's meal. Some argue that GM BT cotton may be unsafe, but in Biosafety tests, it is seen there is is " [|absolute]  safety to goats, cows, buffaloes, fish, and poultry" as said in the article // Bt Cotton Vis- à-Vis Enviromental __Protection__: An Indian Prospective // . This means surrounding animals on a farm nearby to one growing BT GM crops would __be safe __ if it got caught in the wind and brought over to the animals, for example. BT cottonseed was fed as meal for goats and other animals in several tests, such as one conducted by the National [|Dairy Research Institution] , and showed no signs of illness in any of the animals as well. BT GM Cotton is a growing crop around the world too; [|68%]  of cotton in China using BT, and in 2007, 15 million plants were genetically modified, some of the BT variety, and it should be used even more. BT GM Cotton is an effective and environmentally __safe__ way to get rid of unwanted insects, without the harmful pesticides often used. This cotton variety brings up farmer's overall profits and increases crop growth ( [|40%] - 70% of cotton is normally lost to American Boll worms alone) and helps farming have a __<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">better position __<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> in the economy. And GM crops have simmilar benefits to the cotton; they are grown to resist insects,and fool-proof other common farming problems. For example,[| potatoes] are being developed with "a anti-freeze gene " to outlast frosts which normally can destroy batches of crops and waste lots of time and money. There are many possibilities to genetically modify crops right now that scientists are __working__ on, because these new plants will lead the to way to a better tommorow in the agricultural industry for certain.

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<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Woman picking GM cotton source- <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">"Area under Bt Cotton to Touch Five Lakh Hectares in State." //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">The Hindu : States / Karnataka : //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">. Web. 28 Mar. 2012. <http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/karnataka/article1993157.ece>.