Seeds of Destruction

"Seeds of Destruction" is an episode from the sixth season of The Outer Limits. It originally aired on 3 March 2000. A veterinarian in a small farming town probes links between the rash of fast-growing tumors and a new breed of genetically engineered corn. Macroseed, a cutting edge biotechnology company, chooses the small farming town of Hobson to test and develop TX-40. This is a new genetically-engineered strain of fast-growing corn that could ... more

"Seeds of Destruction" is an episode from the sixth season of The Outer Limits. It originally aired on 3 March 2000. A veterinarian in a small farming town probes links between the rash of fast-growing tumors and a new breed of genetically engineered corn. Macroseed, a cutting edge biotechnology company, chooses the small farming town of Hobson to test and develop TX-40. This is a new genetically-engineered strain of fast-growing corn that could increase yields and make the company millions of dollars. Linda Andrews, the veterinarian in Hobson, begins to wonder about the safety of TX-40 when a farmer brings in a dead cat from his field. The cat has horrible mutations, including a giant tumor which sprouts a fifth leg. Her skepticism grows deeper when terrible, inexplicable tumors begin to appear in people: Mr. Rivers, young Matt Hooper and Eddie, her mentally-disabled nephew. Linda's worry persists while her husband, Rex Andrews and her lover, Harold Zimmer, both of whom work at... less