New genomic techniques can increase food security and mitigate climate change effects. EU rules aim to regulate these plant ...

To protect thousands of varieties of Mexico's prized heirloom corn, leaders vote to amend the constitution to ban the ...

The EU is to set to release a new class of genetically modified crops from strict regulation that dates back over 20 years, ...

EU countries agreed to push forward with plans to ease current restrictions on some gene-edited crops -- a move backed by ...

The agreement on the Council's negotiating mandate allows its presidency to start negotiations with the European Parliament ...

They use organisms that have naturally evolved a way to genetically modify plants. Like, Agrobacterium — Agro for short — is a type of bacteria that can make GMOs. When Agro infects a plant ...

Today EU countries have given a mandate to start negotiations on the deregulation of new GM crops (also called NGTs). Today's meeting of EU ambassadors saw for the first time a qualified majority in ...

As crop trashers target the vines, scientists leading trials hide their GMO status. By Claire Robinson ...

To protect thousands of varieties of heirloom corn, Mexican leaders have amended the constitution to ban the planting of ...

Plants produce special molecules that act like natural pesticides to help defend themselves against pests. Unfortunately, ...

Laboratory techniques developed since the EU put in place its current GMO regulations two decades ago mean new properties can now be conferred by precisely editing a plant's genome, rather than ...