Multi-toxin biotech crops not silver bullets, scientists warn
Friday, March 29, 2013 - 06:30
in Biology & Nature
(Phys.org) —The popular new strategy of planting genetically engineered crops that make two or more toxins to fend off insect pests rests on assumptions that don't always apply, UA researchers have discovered. Their study helps explain why one major pest is evolving resistance much faster than predicted and offers ideas for more sustainable pest control.