Arabidopsis may seem like a simple plant, but at the University of Missouri, plant biochemist Jay Thelen is using it as a ...

For thousands of years, plant breeders have taken advantage of these variations to create high-yielding crop varieties. In 1983, the first genetically modified organisms , or GMOs, appeared in ...

So, it turns out that plants have been ahead of us in the GMO game for millennia —we just didn’t know it! And this reflects the scientific consensus that GMOs are safe to eat.

After over four years of research, Neoplants unveiled their first product (which you can pre-order for $179) last fall. The GMO plant, called Neo P1, is a pothos variety you commonly see ...

An organic seed company was distressed to learn it had marketed a GMO purple tomato by mistake. The incident raised alarm about the impact of new GMO plants.

Engineers design plants using genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to improve taste, nutritional content, and resilience. However, people have concerns over their safety, and there is much debate ...

Genetically modified seeds for purple tomatoes hit the market for home gardeners recently. But how did a purple tomato get splashed across the cover of a seed catalog specializing in non-GMO plants?

The claim: GMO food changes people’s genes. A March 29 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows a screenshot of a news release about testimony heard by the Missouri House of Representatives.

mRNA from COVID-19 vaccines has entered the food supply via genetically modified plants bred to contain it or through the consumption of vaccinated livestock.

In-vitro plant gene editing techniques that are used conventionally and have a long safety record are excluded from EU laws restricting the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), Europe's ...

BRUSSELS — 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 ...