1.   Biotechnology critics fear the first generation biotech crops will eventually backfire by encouraging the development of even more devastating insects and weeds.

2.   Biotechnology critics said that even with the corporate steps being taken to deal with the episode, a thorough government investigation was still in order.

3.   Agriculture officials say the criticism has led it to revise its review policy on research financing to allow more input from biotechnology critics.

4.   The decision represents a victory for the FDA at a time when the agency is under fire from biotechnology critics for not regulating bio-engineered foods strictly enough.

5.   The suit against the park service was filed by some biotechnology critics and environmentalists.

6.   Jane Rissler, a biotechnology critic with the Union of Concerned Scientists, acknowledges that Bt cotton is an improvement over harmful pesticides.