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Bt-Toxin: The Rise of Pesticide Resistant Species
In the hopes of eradicating pests, biotech giant Monsanto introduced genetically modified “Bt corn” equipped with the bacteria called Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) in the late 1990s. Bt produces Bt-toxin, a pesticide that breaks open the stomachs of certain insects and kills them. Over the past decade, Monsanto’s Bt-toxin has sprouted numerous problems, including the creation [...]
