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 NFU has welcomed the introduction of secondary legislation to bring forward the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Plants produce special molecules that act like natural pesticides to help defend themselves against pests. Unfortunately, they don’t make enough of these molecules, leaving plants vulnerable to pests ...

DENNIS FUJIMOTO / GARDEN ISLAND / OCT. 9 President and General Manager Alec Sou of Aloun Farms, shown before the County Council on moving 65 % of its agricultural activities to Kauai, seeks ...