It's better understood how the bacterium Bt works: it creates holes in cells of the armyworms' gut, which ultimately starves them, triggers blood poisoning, or both. The CSIRO researchers say ...

DOI: 10.1126/science.adm7634 Aaron J. Gassmann et al, Sequential evolution of resistance by western corn rootworm to multiple Bacillus thuringiensis traits in transgenic maize, Proceedings of the ...

The cultivation of genetically modified (GM) cotton hybrids – incorporating alien genes isolated from a soil bacterium, Bacillus thuringiensis or Bt – had ... larvae to gradually build resistance to ...

Researchers from University of California San Diego and Cancer Grand Challenges have linked a bacterial toxin called colibactin to the increase in early-onset cases." Colibactin is produced by ...

A study published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology has identified Bacillus velezensis, a bacterial agent commonly used in agriculture, as the cause of a foodborne outbreak because of rope ...

The DCNR’s program also uses tebufenozide, or in the alternative the naturally occurring biological insecticide Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies kurstaki (Btk). The State Game Lands being ...

A bacterial toxin called colibactin, produced by certain strains of E. coli, appears to alter gut DNA in a way that prompts colon cancer, researchers report in the journal Nature. Colibactin ...

Researchers have found a potentially crucial mechanism that could explain the increase: a toxin produced by a bacterium. The toxin is known as colibactin. It is produced by certain strains of ...

(Beyond Pesticides, April 18, 2025) A recent study published in Foods assesses the ability of the fungicide azoxystrobin (AZX) and naturally occurring toxins produced by certain fungi, known as ...

A toxin produced by certain strains of bacteria — in particular E. coli — may be to blame, according to a study out of the University of California, San Diego. MORE: The ice bucket challenge ...

Why is Martinelli’s recalling apple juice? Martinelli’s is recalling its branded apple juice due to the presence of patulin, a type of toxin produced by molds, according to the FDA.