But so far, no one has found an insect-resistant cowpea or a Striga-resistant maize plant.

但到目前为止，还没有人找到一种抗虫害的豇豆或者抗杂草的玉米品种。

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There is now unambiguous evidence that wherever genetically modified insect-resistant cotton and maize are grown, insecticide applications have been reduced-by up to 80%.

充分的证据表明，在种植抗虫转基因棉花和玉米的地区，杀虫剂的使用减少了80%。

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The insect-resistant varieties make their own insecticide, a property meant to reduce the need for chemical sprays.

植入抗虫基因的作物会自行制造杀虫剂，因此可望减少化学药剂的喷洒。

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The team also tested the insect material on methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, also known as the disease MRSA.

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Wolfenbarger says insect-resistant GE crops have fewer adverse effects because farmers don't have to spray as many toxic insecticides.

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The question at the heart of the case was how to apply a judicially created doctrine that originated in the 19th century to 21st-century innovations like drought- and insect-resistant crops, which require hundreds millions of dollars to develop but which can be readily copied millions of times because they consist of genetic or other easily replicable material.

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For example, widespread failure in our handful of remaining major crops and animal breeds due to disease or pest outbreaks is a very real possibility: given that pest and pathogens are constantly evolving, a diverse gene pool is essential if we are to develop insect- and disease-resistant strains in the future.

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One of its brands of insect-resistant corn, StarLink, was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration only for use in animal feed.

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