Journal or Publishing Institution: Nature
Study: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v422/n6927/full/422005a.html
Author(s): Knight, J.
Article Type: Journal Publication
Record ID: 1261
Text: San Francisco
A strain of maize that is genetically modified to fight rootworm — a major crop pest — has won approval from the US Environmental Protection Agency. But scientists who were consulted before the 25 February decision say that the agency ignored their advice and is doing too little to ensure that insects don’t develop resistance to the insecticide produced by the plant.
Keywords: Bacillus thuringiensis maize, Bt, genetically modified corn, GM, GMO, transgenic, genetically engineered, EPA, toxin
Citation: Knight, J., 2003. Agency ‘ignoring its advisers’ over Bt maize. Nature, 422, 5.
