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According to a study, Chinese farmers growing rice that has been genetically 1 to enhance insect resistance reduced their pesticide use by 80 percent. In addition, the genetically modified (GM) rice seed boosted crop production by almost 10 percent. There has been resistance to using GM grains as food cops-- but some think this news from China may signal an important and possibly 2 change.For the study, two types of rice were genetically altered to resist two common insect 3, which usually require heavy use of pesticides to control. During the study, the amount of pesticide used by farmers 4 because they saw less need for it.However, there are still many 5 who don't trust GM foods. They worry that there could be unexpected and possibly life-threatening 6 reactions to them in humans. Such fears and concerns 7 proven examples of problems with GM foods have been quite rare.

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Large and flightless, with shiny black feathers and a colorful head, the cassowary lives in the rain forests of northern Australia. It is a shy bird but is seen more and more in 1 areas. Sadly cassowaries are being found dead on highways and in pig traps. There are perhaps only between 1, 500 and 2,000 left in the wild, but no one knows for sure.What is clear is the cassowary has problems. They are a target of dogs and wild pigs. Traffic is also a problem. Roads carve up the forest, so their habitat is no longer a single area. This makes it hardfor young cassowaries to find their own territories. It takes a certain amount of 2 habitat to sustain a population.But the biggest threat is development. Large areas of forest in northern Queensland have been cut down, which has had a 3 effect on cassowary numbers. Locals are trying to slow or even stop the development. Some have begun replanting open fields. Others are encouraging more farmers to 4 and 5 clearing their land in the first place. They are also trying to create protected areas. The hope is to link forest sections so cassowaries don' t have to cross highways. Like koalas further south, cassowaries are under threat.

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