Nature Biotechnology
19, 624 - 625 (2001)
doi:10.1038/90219
Crafting crop resistance to corn rootwormsKen Ostlie
Ken Ostlie is a professor and extension entomologist at the University of Minnesota, Department of Entomology, 1980 Folwell Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108-6125
(ostli001@umn.edu). Transgenic corn co-expressing two complementary endotoxins from Bacillus thuringiensis shows promise in controlling these pernicious pests, but questions remain on how best to avoid the emergence of resistance.
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