Bt corn Memes

The genetic engineering quiz that's making everyone sweat! While people panic about "BT corn" being "biologically tampered," it's actually named after Bacillus thuringiensis , a soil bacterium whose genes were inserted to make corn produce its own insecticidal proteins. The irony is perfect—the fear-inducing term people use (biologically tampered) isn't even correct. Meanwhile, actual scientists are facepalming so hard they've developed calluses. Next up: finding out the "GMO" in GMO foods doesn't stand for "Greatly Mysterious Organisms."