In 1994, a tomato changed the world! Flavr Savr, a tomato produced in California, USA, ushered in an era where science could modify crops at the genetic level. Since then, genetically modified (GM) ...

Many North Americans, no matter how accepting they are of biotechnology in crops, are more queasy when it comes to tinkering ...

Eating a blend of non-toxic corn and genetically modified toxic corn can result in corn earworm pests (Helicoverpa zea) ...

The European Union has reached a preliminary deal on how to regulate gene-edited crops in a move that could ease the development of new varieties in a region long wary of biotech innovations in food.

Europe’s firewall against genetic modification gets a major crack with a new deal on gene-edited crops. Crops tailor-made using new gene-splicing techniques should face fewer regulations than ...

CRISPR, the gene-editing technology which won its creators the 2020 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, is most well-known for its ...

It was "arbitrary and capricious" of the U.S. government to exempt genetically modified crops from safety regulations, a ...

The EU has agreed allow certain foods altered using genetic engineering techniques to be sold without special labeling under ...

Salt stress, a major challenge to agriculture, impacts apple growth and fruit quality globally. Recent research has uncovered ...

Agreement over lighter-touch regulation marks first big loosening of rules since ‘Frankenfoods’ outcry 20 years ago ...

The deal undermines the vital “precautionary principle”, under which GMOs have been subject to comprehensive risk assessment, both to protect consumers and the environment. It also gives up Parliament ...

The alarming fact is that the proposed Bill will allow the release of Gene Edited (Genetically Engineered or Modified) ...