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Biotechnology has the ability to improve nutrition of crops and to reduce the environmental impact of farming. Cottonseed oil fatty acids can be modified to reduce saturates and selectively increase mono- or poly-unsaturated fatty acids using genetic manipulation. The application of pesticides to cotton has been markedly reduced through planting of Bt transgenic seed. "Cotton Pickers" (1876) by Winslow Homer (1836-1910). From the collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

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