Bacillus thuringiensis is a Gram positive ... Since then, numerous crops, from corn to cotton, have been engineered with Bt genes. As of 2010, at least 50% of cotton and 40% of the corn produced in ...

but rats fed the GM corn showed organ failure and the toxin has been detected in the bodies of pregnant women. Origins: The Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) protein referred to in the above graphic ...

A new study shows that planting too much genetically modified corn designed to fight off a tough insect -- the corn rootworm -- especially in the eastern U.S. Corn Belt states may be causing more harm ...

A new study from Michigan State University shows that planting too much genetically modified corn designed to fight off a ...

It's bad news for corn farmers, who paid extra money for ... was copied from an insect-killing bacterium called Bacillus thuringiensis, or Bt. In the 1980s, scientists managed to insert a Bt ...

Named for the pesticidal toxin-producing Bacillus thuringiensis gene it contains, Bt corn now accounts for three-quarters of the U.S. corn crop. The vulnerability of this corn could be disastrous ...

Bt (bacillus thuringiensis) corn is a critical technology for many farmers to protect fields against insects. Refuge helps preserve the benefits of Bt technology, according to Take Action ...

The study, recently published in Science, shows rootworms are increasingly resistant to the built-in protection of corn that is genetically engineered to produce insecticidal proteins derived from a ...

As South Carolina corn and soybean farmers prepare for the 2023 growing season, Clemson Extension specialists have a few tips to help ensure productive and profitable crops. These suggestions were ...