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Most scientists dismiss fears about the health risks of genetically-altered crops.
But there is no scientific consensus when it comes to their environmental impact. They're not a new idea, but they've gained new visibility nationally with the success of a few Internet-related efforts. Incubators can help individual firms, but they're not necessarily the key to a building a high-tech economy. Stateline.org Private Companies Sing Prison Blues Detractors of private prisons say cost savings are marginal to nonexistent and that private facilities tend to use underpaid, poorly trained personnel and pose undue security risks. Now opponents can point to the financial straits of Prison Realty Trust, a Tennessee-based real estate investment trust that operates the Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton, Minnesota.