Genetic manipulation of Maize reduces mycotoxin levels

Mycotoxins are a major threat to public health in many 'developing world' countries as storage of corn can be quite poor or inconsistent - in 2007 alone there were over 100 deaths due to eating contaminated food. In countries such as EU and USA where mycotoxin levels are closely monitored this isn't a problem."Environmental factors like drought, high temperatures, nitrogen availability and insect