" The second most popular GM trait is a built in pesticide. A gene from the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis, or Bt, is inserted into corn and cotton DNA, where it produces pesticidal toxins in every cell.
About 68% of the crops are engineered to resist an herbicide, about 19% produce their own pesticide, and 13% do both.
The zucchini, squash, and papaya, which together comprise less than 1% of the GM market, are engineered from modified viral genes designed to resist infection from a single type of plant virus."
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You'll have to find better proof than a mere quote from an obviously biased source.
You said the plants "make Roundup"
BT is a naturally occurring bacteria only toxic to worms and caterpillers
Just because it's called a "pesticide" doesn't mean it's toxic or harmful to humans
Repeating what you read isn't the same as understanding, and a guy trying to SELL a book isn't always a reliable source
About 68% of the crops are engineered to resist an herbicide, about 19% produce their own pesticide, and 13% do both.
The zucchini, squash, and papaya, which together comprise less than 1% of the GM market, are engineered from modified viral genes designed to resist infection from a single type of plant virus."
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You'll have to find better proof than a mere quote from an obviously biased source.
You said the plants "make Roundup"
BT is a naturally occurring bacteria only toxic to worms and caterpillers
Just because it's called a "pesticide" doesn't mean it's toxic or harmful to humans
Repeating what you read isn't the same as understanding, and a guy trying to SELL a book isn't always a reliable source