As any avid gardener will tell you, plants with sharp thorns and prickles can leave you looking like you’ve had a run-in with an angry cat. Wouldn’t it be nice to rid plants of their prickles entirely ...

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 ...

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, studied genetically enhanced crops as a tool to remove carbon from the atmosphere. The next-generation crops could capture about 1 gigaton of ...

European Union member states on Wednesday agreed a deal on regulating new genomic techniques in crops. While this promises ...

Genetically Modified (GM) and Genome-Edited (GE) plants are opening exciting new possibilities for building sustainable agriculture. These technologies ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — Lawmakers on the European Parliament’s environment committee on Wednesday backed a proposal to relax rules on genetically modified plants produced using so-called new genomic ...

This file picture taken on August 4, 2007 shows a genetically modified corn crop near Paillet. AFP PHOTO / JEAN-PIERRE MULLER ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - In this segment, Brad talks about genetically modified plants which are now available to the public. Recently, a tomato was genetically engineered with a gene from a purple ...

LOS ANGELES — Planting genetically modified, pest-resistant corn can provide a halo effect — offering protection from insects to nearby corn plants that have not been engineered to kill bugs, ...

This article is from the archive of our partner . A fault line between the organic community and the USDA erupted Thursday when USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the USDA has given the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - U.S. researchers have successfully expressed the precursor protein of insulin in lettuce and tobacco plants. Moreover, feeding these genetically modified plants to mice ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Scientists have figured out a way to trick plants into doing the dirty work of environmental cleanup, U.S. and British researchers reported on Monday. Sign up here. Researchers at ...