Breathing new life into insect-resistant plants

Expressing insecticidal proteins from sources other than Bacillus thuringiensis in crop plants should reduce the likelihood for development of insect resistance to toxins.

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Published in:	Nature biotechnology Vol. 21; no. 10; pp. 1152 - 1154
Main Author:	Moar, William J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Nature Publishing Group 01-10-2003
Subjects:	Animals Arabidopsis - genetics Arabidopsis - metabolism Arabidopsis - parasitology Bacterial Toxins - biosynthesis Bacterial Toxins - genetics Bacterial Toxins - pharmacology Coleoptera - drug effects Genetic Enhancement - methods Immunity, Innate - physiology Insecticides - metabolism Insecticides - pharmacology Manduca - growth & development Pest Control, Biological - methods Photorhabdus - genetics Photorhabdus - metabolism Plants, Genetically Modified - genetics Plants, Genetically Modified - metabolism Plants, Genetically Modified - parasitology Recombinant Proteins - biosynthesis
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Summary:	Expressing insecticidal proteins from sources other than Bacillus thuringiensis in crop plants should reduce the likelihood for development of insect resistance to toxins.
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ISSN:	1087-0156 1546-1696
DOI:	10.1038/nbt1003-1152