UC San Diego researchers say genetically-enhanced crops of plants featuring enlarged roots present an opportunity for society to achieve a needed drawdown of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. A new ...

BCC Research examines how AI is speeding up trait discovery, improving seed development, predicting crop performance and supporting faster commercialization of GM crops.”Boston, June 12, 2026 (GLOBE ...

Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are living things that have had their genetic code artificially altered by scientists by inserting genetic code from another organism into their DNA. It's still a ...

The federal government is considering renewing licenses for the commercialization and cultivation of genetically modified ...

Scientists continue to find new ways to insert genes for specific traits into plant and animal DNA. A field of promise—and a subject of debate—genetic engineering is changing the food we eat and the ...

In a small plot in the Northern Territory, banana plants have thrived for almost a decade in soil that should kill them. According to those who have tried the fruit, they taste exactly like a banana ...

KONA, Hawaii - From the moment the bill to ban genetically engineered crops on the island of Hawaii was introduced in May, it garnered more vocal support than any the County Council here had ever ...

Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) is an indigenous and staple crop in sub-Saharan Africa, but it has an enemy: an insect called the legume pod borer (Maruca vitrata). This pest can cause yield losses of more ...

The EU has eased restrictions on crops developed using novel genetic techniques. While supporters say the technology could ...

A farmer sprays his cornfield in Hills, Iowa June 16, 2008. Conditions worsened for corn and soybean crops in the Midwest last week as already water-soaked regions were hit with more rain and flooding ...

Is it safe to eat genetically modified foods (GMOs)? Will they be destructive to the environment? Are GMOs the answer to world hunger? These questions remain largely unanswered as the debate over ...

As home gardeners in the U.S. page through seed catalogs and pick out their favorite heirlooms, there's a new seed that has never been available to them before: a tomato the color of a concord grape ...