Despite the StarLink corn adulteration, farmers are not shying away from GM crops. Biotech corn will account for 24% of this year's total crop, while GM soy accounts for 63% and cotton 64%. These first-generation GM crops contain “input” traits, such as herbicide resistance or toxicity to pests, designed to benefit farmers.
Ray Rodriquez, professor of molecular and cellular biology at UC Davis, experiments with cereal grains to deliver to consumers some of the health benefits found in human milk and plasma.