Increasing reliance on a single gene in growing a variety of crops to make them resistant to bollworms could be dangerous, warn experts. Resistance is looming large among Bt crops in India.
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Jayaraman, K., Fox, J., Jia, H. et al. Indian Bt gene monoculture, potential time bomb. Nat Biotechnol 23, 158 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0205-158
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