(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. ...

Biology - Ecology

Mar 29, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 22 |

Genetically modified Bt cotton plants contain a poison that protects them from their most significant enemies. As a result, these plants rely less on their own defence system. This benefits other pests, such as aphids. These ...

Biology - Ecology

Mar 13, 2013 5 / 5 (4) 0

(Phys.org) -- Pests are adapting to genetically modified crops in unexpected ways, researchers have discovered. The findings underscore the importance of closely monitoring and countering pest resistance to ...

Biology - Ecology

Jun 20, 2012 4 / 5 (4) 1 |

(Phys.org) -- Because they can modify plants to either produce better fruit or in many other cases ward off disease and pests, researchers genetically alter crop plants to increase yields without adding additional ...

Biology - Ecology

Jun 14, 2012 2.4 / 5 (5) 4 |

One of the most successful strategies in pest control is to endow crop plants with genes from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis, or Bt for short, which code for proteins that kill pests attempting to eat ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Oct 09, 2011 4 / 5 (3) 20 |

Using pests as part of an insect birth control program helps to get rid of them, UA researchers find. A new approach that combines the planting of pest-resistant cotton and releasing large numbers of sterile ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Nov 07, 2010 4.8 / 5 (4) 1 |

Research at the UK's University of Warwick, and the University of Goettingen in Germany, has found that the use of a particular GM crop in India produced massive benefits in the earnings and employment opportunities ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Jul 28, 2010 4.3 / 5 (8) 20