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Friday, January 30, 2009

Genetically Modified Food: Bt Crops Issue

Bacillus thuringiensis crops and pesticides were introduced in India in 2002. This year, Orissa government is going to introduce the Bt brinjal. With that, the controversy over the genetically modified foods has again risen. These issues of Bt corps and GM foods require proper understanding. Kindly explore the following links:


Bacillus thuringiensis: Wikipedia Article

Genetically Modified Foods: Wikipedia Article




News Report: The Telegraph Calcutta has a brief summary of Bt crops.

Similar reports at
Indian Express



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