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Jumping genes. Can genes from a GM crop get into animals, including humans, and insects feeding on them?

April 26, 2017animals CROP feeding genes GM humans insects jumping

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Jumping genes. Can genes from a GM crop get into animals, including humans, and insects feeding on them?

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The horizontal transfer of genes from GM plants to yeasts, gut bacteria or animals is known to be so rare as to pose negligible risk. There are many studies published about these risks and the conclusions are that the risks are minimal.