- 21. Bt toxins can harm non-target organisms, with stronger combinatorial effects ...
- (2016)
- Study counters industry claims that effects are specific to target pests Cry toxin genes originating from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) are inserted into GM plants, often called Bt plants, to confer ...
- Created on 05 May 2016
- 22. Scientists warn of dangers of multi-toxin Bt crops ...
- (2015)
- ... GM Bt insecticidal crops combining several Bt toxins in one variety are coming onto the market. We’re assured that they’re safe. But evidence presented in a comprehensive new review throws this claim into ...
- Created on 07 December 2015
- 23. Multi-toxin resistance enables pink bollworm survival on Bt cotton ...
- (2015)
- Two-toxin Bt cotton faces rapid redundancy in India, study finds In an attempt to counter pest resistance to Bt crops, many growers have switched from GM crops that produce one Bt toxin to those ...
- Created on 28 November 2015
- 24. Legal Toxin by Alvaro Ybarra Zavala ...
- (Latin America)
- The use of GMOs and increasingly aggressive chemicals transforms Argentina’s agricultural industry. Cases of cancer and deformities are rising – the local population fights against an invisible danger. This ...
- Created on 15 September 2014
- 25. Organic food richer in compounds linked to better health, lower in toxins ...
- (2014)
- Organic food has more of the antioxidant compounds linked to better health than regular food, and lower levels of toxic metals and pesticides, according to the most comprehensive scientific analysis to ...
- Created on 12 July 2014
- 26. Industry and EFSA disguise true content of Bt toxin in GM maize 1507 ...
- (2014)
- Analysis reveals huge variations in the amounts of Bt toxin in GM maize 1507, and shows that 1507 maize plants are neither uniform nor stable. GM maize 1507: Industry and EFSA disguise true content ...
- Created on 09 February 2014
- 27. Roundup enhances growth of deadly toxins ...
- (2013)
- A new study shows that glyphosate herbicide (e.g. Roundup) enhances the growth of aflatoxin-producing fungi. GM Bt crops have long been touted as a solution to the problem of aflatoxins in grains. ...
- Created on 15 September 2013
- 28. GM driving substantial increase in pesticides and toxins ...
- (2013)
- ... [extract only] There have been dramatic changes in the transgenic composition of GE corn and soybeans over the last five years, coupled with a substantial increase in reliance on pesticides and Bt toxins. ...
- Created on 07 May 2013
- 29. Bt toxins are toxic to the blood of mice ...
- (2013)
- Bt toxins are not specific to insect pests as claimed but are toxic to mammalian blood, shows study. NOTE: An new study (abstract below) explores the toxicity of Bt proteins in mammals. The study ...
- Created on 02 May 2013
- 30. Lethal effects of GM Bt toxin confirmed on young ladybird larvae ...
- (2012)
- Lethal Effects of Genetically Modified Bt Toxin Confirmed On Young Ladybird Larvae Science Daily, February 27 2012 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120227111158.htm Swiss researchers of the ...
- Created on 28 February 2012
- 31. Scientist's rebut of critique of Bt toxin in human blood supply study ...
- (2011)
- NOTE: The following is a rebuttal by a highly qualified scientist of a critique by biologist Marcel Kuntz of a 2011 study which found Bt toxin circulating in the blood of pregnant women and in the blood ...
- Created on 15 October 2011
- 32. Why reassurances on Bt toxins don't add up ...
- (2011)
- NOTE: In May the journal Reproductive Toxicology published a paper that showed Canadian women now routinely have GM pesticides called Bt toxins present in their blood streams. So, too, do 80% of their ...
- Created on 24 June 2011
- 33. Expression of Bt toxin has detrimental effect on plant growth, development ...
- (2011)
- A new study shows that expression of the Bt insecticidal toxin (cry1Ac) gene in GM Bt tobacco and cotton has a detrimental effect on the growth and development of the plant. The plants that express high ...
- Created on 02 June 2011
- 34. Whole GM Bt toxins found in human and foetal blood - GM crops and imports must be halted ...
- (2011)
- 1. Whole GM Bt toxins found in human and foetal blood - GM crops and imports must be halted 2. GM food toxins found in the blood of 93% of unborn babies - Daily Mail 3. Toxic pesticides from GM food crops ...
- Created on 20 May 2011
- 35. GM food toxins found in the blood of 93% of unborn babies ...
- (2011)
- GM food toxins found in the blood of 93% of unborn babies GM firms claimed toxins were destroyed in the gut By Sean Poulter 20th May 2011 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1388888/GM-food-toxins-blood-93-unborn-babies.html ...
- Created on 20 May 2011
- 36. Bt toxin found in human blood is not harmless ...
- (2011)
- NOTE: GM lobbyists are claiming it doesn't matter if the Bt toxin is turning up in people's blood because the Bt toxin is natural, known to be harmless to humans, and has been safely used for decades ...
- Created on 11 May 2011
- 37. Bt toxin found in blood of pregnant women and fetuses ...
- (2011)
- EXTRACT: CryAb1 toxin [was] detected in [pregnant women], their fetuses and [non-pregnant women]. This is the first study to reveal the presence of circulating [pesticides associated to genetically modified ...
- Created on 10 April 2011
- 38. Bt toxin contaminating waterways ...
- (2010)
- ... , and cotton seeds, which are able to produce their own pesticide, a "natural" toxin from genes of the bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis. Ironically, commercial pesticide derived from Bt also happens to ...
- Created on 30 September 2010
- 39. Non-GM successes: Biocontrols and aflatoxin ...
- (GM firms)
- Aflatoxins are chemicals of fungal origin. They can contaminate food crops and have toxic effects on animals and people that eat them. Scientists have made breakthroughs in controlling them without GM. ...
- Created on 30 June 2010
- 40. Risk assessment of toxins derived from Bt - important peer reviewed study ...
- (2010)
- Risk assessment of toxins derived from Bacillus thuringiensis ”” synergism, efficacy, and selectivity Christoph Then Environ Sci Pollut Res Received: 12 March 2009 / Accepted: 28 May 2009 / Published online: ...
- Created on 29 January 2010