In the hope of controlling leaf miners, a team from CIRAD has conducted research into the genetic modification of coffee trees using Bacillus thuringiensis genes that code for insecticidal endotoxins. On testing the modified trees in the field, the researchers found that the most vigporous plants were also those with the lowest levels of endotoxins. This was completely unexpected, and was probably due to the promoter used, which proves the importance of conducting field trials in this type of study.
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