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Science 26 July 1996:
Vol. 273. no. 5274, pp. 423 - 0
DOI: 10.1126/science.273.5274.423
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News & Comment

Jocelyn Kaiser

Thousands of acres of cotton bioengineered to make its own insecticide have fallen victim in the southern United States to cotton bollworms, one of three pests that the crops were supposed to kill. The result has heightened the fears of environmental activists that the insects will eventually develop resistance to the toxin, known as Bt, and that fear has revived calls for tougher federal biosafety regulations. The reasons behind the disappointing results--involving one of the first large-scale plantings of a transgenic crop--also serve as a reminder to researchers that Mother Nature still has a few tricks up her sleeve.


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Response to water deficit and high temperature of transgenic peas (Pisum sativum L.) containing a seed-specific {alpha}-amylase inhibitor and the subsequent effects on pea weevil (Bruchus pisorum L.) survival.
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Cyt1Aa Protein of Bacillus thuringiensis Is Toxic to the Cottonwood Leaf Beetle, Chrysomela scripta, and Suppresses High Levels of Resistance to Cry3Aa.
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Seeking the root of insect resistance to transgenic plants.
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