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Genetically Modified Organisms Tobacco plant with firefly gene ? Keith Wood (of DeLuca lab) for Science Magazine 1986 Bt Maize Bacillus thuringiensis produces a bacterial toxin (Delta-endotoxin) The bacterium has been used as an insecticide since 1938 It stops the insect from feeding by attacking the insect gut lining Image Credit: Bacillus thuringiensis ? 2010 Paul Billiet ODWS Cry gene The toxin is produced by the Cry gene Found on plasmids in the bacterium The gene is added to the genomes of crop plants using a bacterium that forms root nodules in plants (Agrobacterium tumificiens) Bt crop