New genomic techniques can increase food security and mitigate climate change effects. EU rules aim to regulate these plant ...

To protect thousands of varieties of heirloom corn, Mexican leaders have amended the constitution to ban the planting of ...

The EU is to set to release a new class of genetically modified crops from strict regulation that dates back over 20 years, ...

There’s nothing inherently unsafe about genetically modified foods. It’s the potential herbicide exposure that should give ...

Unlike hybrids, GMOs are created through precise genetic engineering techniques in a lab, introducing new plant ...

As crop trashers target the vines, scientists leading trials hide their GMO status. By Claire Robinson ...

Today EU countries have given a mandate to start negotiations on the deregulation of new GM crops (also called NGTs). Today's meeting of EU ambassadors saw for the first time a qualified majority in ...

They use organisms that have naturally evolved a way to genetically modify plants. Like, Agrobacterium — Agro for short — is a type of bacteria that can make GMOs. When Agro infects a plant ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Nearly half of American farms grow genetically modified crops such as Bt corn or glyphosate-resistant (Roundup-ready) soybeans. Peter Goldsbrough, a plant scientist and expert ...

GMO stands for Genetically Modified Organism, but what is that exactly? Basically, it's any plant or animal whose DNA has been changed in a lab. It's done to help crops hold up against disease and ...

Plants produce special molecules that act like natural pesticides to help defend themselves against pests. Unfortunately, ...