This
website is dedicated to understanding the benefits and risks associated
with using Bt proteins in farming and using Bt genes
in GMO crops to manufacture the natural insecticide. This natural insecticide
is produced by the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (called "Bt")
that has been used for decades by organic farmers to control crop-eating
insects and by the World Health Organization to kill mosquitoes without
using dangerous chemical pesticides.
There are significant benefits and some risks to using
Bt. Explore this website to learn more.
This website is created and maintained by the Aroian
lab at UCSD. Our laboratory is interested in learning the basic biology
of how crystal proteins work, how resistance develops, and how crystal
proteins might be used to control worm parasites of humans, animals, and
plants. Please feel free to contact us with your comments and suggestions.
Bt and the Aroian Lab
in a Nutshell |