1. Bt corn also contains much lower levels of fungal toxins, which are potentially carcinogenic. 2. BT corn contains a bacterial gene that causes it to produce a toxin that kills pests that eat the plant. 3. Monsanto, the leader in agricultural biotechnology, also said that it had sued Mycogen and Ciba-Geigy, which market corn containing the gene. 4. Regular corn contains a lot of the element, but much of it is bound to phytic acid and cannot be absorbed by the birds. 5. The corn contains a bacterium gene that makes it toxic to insects. 6. The corn contains a bacterium gene that makes it toxic to some insects, and there are fears it could cause allergic reactions in people. 7. The corn contains a bacterium gene that makes it toxic to some insects. 8. The corn contains a bacterium gene that makes it toxic to an insect pest. 9. The Starlink yellow corn contains a bacterium that makes it toxic to insects. 10. The StarLink corn contains a bacterium gene that makes it toxic to insects. |