Question: What’s better for your health, old candy bars or Monsanto’s genetically modified corn? The answer may surprise you. It certainly surprised certain members of the Animal Kingdom. As the worst drought in half a century ravages this year’s US corn crop and drives prices sky-high, Joseph Watson’s herd of cattle is living the sweet life. Due to the soaring price of corn, the resourceful Kentucky cattleman resorted to feeding his 1,400 cows a diet [...] Gambling with the Genome appeared in the Daily Reckoning . Subscribe to The Daily Reckoning by visiting signup for an Agora Financial newsletter .