In his book, Whiteman explores the vast landscape of plant toxins that people consume, examining their ecology and tracing their adoption by humans, including Indigenous peoples worldwide.

Should consumers and food manufacturers be concerned about plant toxins? Though naturally occurring, plant toxins could potentially be detrimental to human health. According to the World Health ...

But now scientists have discovered a rare example of an animal that 'stole' an advantageous gene from a plant. Reporting in Cell, the research has suggested that millions of years ago, insects called ...

Whitefly hijacks a plant detoxification gene that neutralizes plant toxins. Cell, 2021; DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.02.014 ...

But the BtPMaT1 gene neutralizes these toxins, so the whitefly can continue to destroy crops undisturbed. Essentially, the whitefly incorporated the plant’s defense mechanism into its own genome ...

The BfR Consumer Monitor special edition on naturally occurring plant toxins also revealed that this risk worries 27 percent of people. The survey was conducted in August 2023 with 1,012 people ...

Plant gene found in insect, shields it from leaf toxins Peer-Reviewed Publication Cell Press image: This image shows a whitefly on a leaf view more Credit: Jixing Xia and Zhaojiang Guo ...

University of Exeter. "Study reveals how pollinators cope with plant toxins." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 19 April 2023. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2023 / 04 / 230413154400.htm>.