Indian Bt gene monoculture, potential time bomb

Article Abstract:

A model stimulating the development of insect resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton, predicts that the unprecedented number of hybrids of Bt monoculture could lead to resistance within few years from 2005. It revealed that if the number of generations of insects exposed to Bt crops increases to five or six then the rate of resistance development would be accelerated to half the time it now takes with only Bt cotton.

United States, Genetic aspects, Bacillus thuringiensis

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Breathing new life into insect-resistant plants

Article Abstract:

The successful expression of a non-Bacillus thuringiensis Bt insecticidal protein in plants at high levels, conferring activity against two different orders of insects is described. These results have the potential to help decrease the rate of insect resistance development to toxins expressed by commercially available insect-resistant transgenic plants such as Bt cotton and corn.

Evaluation, Plant biotechnology

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From alpha to omega -- producing essential fatty acids in plants

Article Abstract:

The omega 3 and omega 6 forms of long-chain (LC) polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are essential precursors for different families of prostaglandins, which regulate many critical bodily functions. The most important LC-omega3-PUFAs, eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, can be synthesized in the body from dietary intake of their precursor, alpha-linolenic acid.

Plants (Organisms), Omega-3 fatty acids, Omega 3 fatty acids, Omega 6 fatty acids

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