Re: Byssinosis from GM cotton?

Excerpt from Brian Sandle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

> Recent news has stated how Monsanto are embarassed by this: many GM crop
> fields are now plagued by weeds resistant to Roundup herbicide. That means
> extra doses of Roundup and other herbicides are being applied.  Does any
> of it stay in the cotton lint, and on to the spun thread?

> If the lint of Bt cotton does not contain Bt I wonder if insects will 
> adapt to eating mainly the lint, thereby escaping too much toxin. Does a 
> wood borer get energy from cellulose?

Heavy use of Roundup for weed control in connection with Roundup-ready GM crops
whose seeds are produced by Monsanto leads to the weeds evolving resistance to
Roundup, just as insects have evolved resistance to insecticides.

I don't know about wood borers specifically, but many herbivorous animals
digest and get energy from cellulose, which is a carbohydrate.  Herbivorous
animals can thus live on a diet that would leave humans far short of energy and
protein.  I presume wood borers would get energy from cellulose, since wood is
apparently a nutritious food for them.