>
> >My understanding is that there are no bacteria in or associated with the
> Bt plants, but rather that the plants produce Bt toxin in the same way that
> the bacteria do -- without the bacteria.
>

Correct!

>
> >The article being mentioned was, according to my understanding, finding
> actual bacteria in honey and analyzing them.  This is in itself
> interesting, as most of us assume that bacteria cannot survive and grow in
> honey.


Correct again!
I would assume that the researchers found spores in the honey, and then
cultured bacteria from them.


Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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