Gene-edited crops are no safer than GMOs, and fast-tracking regulatory approval could trigger a costly backlash.

Higher yields, greater resilience to climatic changes or diseases—the demands on crop plants are constantly growing. To address these challenges, researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) ...

As Earth's climate warms and changes, sustainable agricultural practices are critical for feeding a rapidly growing population. Can we genetically engineer crops to adapt to drought and other effects ...

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

Climate change and an accelerated population growth impose a major threat to crop production around the world. In order to ensure food availability and minimise the environmental impact associated ...

The outcome of ITPGRFA GB 11 has a key lesson for the democratic movement. India needs a civil society independent of the ...

EU lawmakers have been locked in intense negotiations for months on loosening rules on the use of new genetic technologies in ...

Rob Reynish asks readers to look behind the political labels to what science can do to keep our food industries from falling ...

Genetically engineered cricket eggs and crickets showing green fluorescent protein. Courtesy of Dr. Aaron T. Dossey. Dr. Aaron T. Dossey's pioneering eco-friendly insect-based research showcases the ...

Genetic engineering uses enzymes to carefully alter genetic material. This line of study has led to hardier and healthier food crops, the mass production of insulin, and novel vaccines, and it’s all ...

For two decades, the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, which advises the Pope on scientific issues, has made wise observations about the importance of molecular techniques for genetic modification and ...