Browsing Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Author "Bøhn, Thomas"
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Humoral and cellular immune responses in mice after airway administration of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab and MON810 cry1Ab–transgenic maize
Andreassen, Monica; Van den Berg, Johnnie; Rocca, Elena; Bøhn, Thomas; Wikmark, Odd-Gunnar (Taylor & Francis, 2015)Genetically modified (GM) crops may bring new proteins with immunogenic and allergenic properties into the food and feed chains. The most commonly grown GM maize, MON810, expresses a modified version of the insecticidal ... -
Interactions between Bt crops and aquatic ecosystems: a review
Venter, Hermoine J.; Bøhn, Thomas (Wiley, 2016)The term Bt crops collectively refers to crops that have been genetically modified to include a gene (or genes) sourced from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) bacteria. These genes confer the ability to produce proteins toxic ... -
Pest resistance to Cry1Ab Bt maize: field resistance, contributing factors and lessons from South Africa
Van den Berg, Johnnie; Hilbeck, Angelika; Bøhn, Thomas (ELSEVIER, 2013)This paper documents the historical development of resistance of the African maize stem borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to Bt maize (Zea mays L.). This pest was one of the first to evolve resistance ...