Production of a Bt toxin standard and development of a measuring procedure to assess the amount of the toxin in Bt maize

(2001 – 2004) State Teaching and Research Centre for Agriculture, Viticulture and Horticulture (SLFA), Neustadt more

“Bees use maize pollen only when there are no alternatives.”

(18 July 2007) The Braunschweig administrative court has refused a fast-track appeal against the cultivation of genetically modified Bt maize.… more

“This is a tested, safe product “

In mid-July, the environmental organisation Greenpeace published a study evaluating the latest findings of research into the environmental … more

Diametrically opposed views

Last week, the environmental protection organisation Greenpeace presented a study summarising and evaluating results of research into genetica… more

Effects of Bt maize cultivation on various arthropods found in maize fields

(2001 – 2004) RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Environmental Research (Biology V) Chair of Ecology, Ecotoxicology, Ecochemistry more

Investigating the influence of Bt maize on aphids and their specialized antagonists

(2001 – 2004) University of Göttingen, Institute of Plant Pathology and Plant Protection, Agricultural Entomology section more

“Any Bt effects that may exist are extremely minor.”

Many people fear that this genetically modified maize could harm other organisms and have a detrimental effect on biodiversity. GMO Safety … more

Effects of Bt maize pollen on the honeybee

(2001 – 2004) Jena University, Institute of Nutrition and Environment more

Investigations for the early detection of resistance development in the European corn borer and for understanding the resistance mechanisms

(2001 – 2004) Federal Biological Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry (BBA), Institute for Biological Control; Darmstadt more

Is Bt toxin from genetically modified maize bound in the soil?

(2001 – 2004) University of Göttingen, Institute of Applied Biotechnology University of Trier, Department of Soil Science/Soil Chemistry more