Cornell University entomologist Anthony Shelton finds when engineered crops containing just one Bt toxin grow near modified plants with two toxins, insects may more rapidly develop resistance to all ...

A new way to combat resistant pests stems from discovering how the widely-used natural insecticide Bt kills insects. Figuring out how Bt toxins punch holes in the cells of an insect's gut was the key ...

Nearly 30 years ago, Australia's first genetically modified field crop was planted: Bt cotton. CSIRO scientists helped develop this insect-resistant cotton variety, using a gene derived from a soil ...

If you garden, you probably know that insects like to eat your fruits and vegetables before you do. Farmers know that too, and one way they address the wily insect pests is by engineering plants to ...

Bt maize has revolutionized pest control and many farmers have benefited, but some people remain skeptical of this new technology. Bacillus thuringiensis is a species of bacteria that produces ...