Transgenic Bt Corn Research at Clemson University
August 25, 2023
Contributing Author: Dr. Francis Reay-Jones More than 80% of field corn grown in the U.S. has been genetically engineered to express one or more insecticidal toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis, called Bt toxins. Bt corn was first commercialized in the U.S. in 1996, expressing a single Bt toxin targeting the European corn borer. Newer Bt corn […]
