Airborne DNA could be crucial to protecting our food security. Every year, up to 40% of the world's crops are lost to pests and diseases, which costs farmers hundreds of billions of pounds.

The most commonly transplanted segment of transgenic DNA involves genes from a well-known bacterium, bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), which has been used for decades by farmers and gardeners to ...

Farmers worldwide plant more than 400 million acres of these transgenic crops each year. A bacterial gene inserted into the plants’ DNA enables the crops—called Bt crops—to kill insects ...

With Bt crop acreage increasing worldwide, incorporating enhanced understanding of observed patterns of field-evolved resistance into future resistance management strategies can help to minimize ...

Genetically modified (GM) crops, agricultural plants which have had their DNA modified using genetic engineering techniques, are safe to eat and do not harm the environment, according to a report ...

Bt crops are cultivated on more than a quarter billion acres annually in dozens of countries due to their safety and effectiveness. In 2024, ... A Twist in the DNA.

Thus, Mahyco produced Bt brinjal primary transformant by incorporating the Bt gene into a bacterial plasmid DNA (pMON10518) and transferring this r-DNA by the common agrobacterium-mediated ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Nearly half of American farms grow genetically modified crops such as Bt corn or glyphosate-resistant (Roundup-ready) soybeans. Peter Goldsbrough , a plant scientist and expert ...

Bt crops are preferred by many because the Bt endotoxin is considered safe for humans, ... Agrobacterium is a bacterium that transfers its DNA to plants using lateral gene transfer ...

This means that farmers don't need to use as much pesticide on crops like Bt-corn – a 2020 study found that farmers with GMO crops reduced their pesticide use by 775.4 million kilograms (8.3% ...

LONDON, England (CBS) — Protecting the world's food supply is high on the agenda at the COP27 climate summit underway in Egypt. In neighboring Israel, scientists are turning to DNA from crops to ...

Airborne DNA could be crucial to protecting our food security. Every year up to 40% of the world’s crops are lost to pests and diseases, which costs farmers hundreds of billions of pounds.Over four ...