Casacuberta considers GMOs as an additional newer technique that can be used by farmers to change crops’ characteristics, adapting to changing climates and extreme weather.

The fight over the labeling of genetically modified organisms hits close to home for many in the heartland, where U.S. Rep. Mike Pompeo from Kansas is trying to block states and local governments ...

GMOs get a bad rap, but they’re generally thought to be safe and healthy to consume, researchers say. Here are some examples of GMOs, along with their pros and cons, and whether to avoid them.

Mushrooms that don’t brown. Wheat that fights off disease. Tomatoes with a longer growing season. All of these crops are made possible by a gene-editing technology called CRISPR-Cas9. But now ...

Genetically modified organisms or GMOs are organisms that have been created through the gene-splicing techniques of biotechnology. This relatively new science allows DNA from one species to be ...

The debate over genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, is full of hype and misinformation. But a YouTube video made by the channel Piffle does an excellent job of explaining what a GMO is, and ...

Since 2007, the genetically modified food landscape has changed pretty significantly. Back then, the Non-GMO Project was primarily concerned with foods that were transgenic, that is, modified with ...

Even though GMOs have been around for nearly 30 years, the United States Food and Drug Administration (USDA) released the first set of rules for GMO labeling in December 2018.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced their plan for rolling out mandatory labels for all food products containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs).So far they’ve only ...

This is not true, as scientific evidence shows that GMOs are not in your milk. (Image credit: GMO Answers) For most people in the U.S., dairy products provide about 600 calories per day, and 1/3 ...

What’s Wrong With Genetically Modified Marijuana—And Are You Smoking Some Right Now? There are plant scientists, botanists and garage-level growers alike trying to find the killer strain—and ...

Genetically modified crops produce proteins from their own genes and from the genes of other species. On opposite sides of the Atlantic, the conflict has played out in different ways.