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

Unlike hybrids, GMOs are created through precise genetic engineering techniques in a lab, introducing new plant ...

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

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

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 ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Nearly half of American farms grow genetically modified crops such as Bt corn or glyphosate-resistant (Roundup-ready) soybeans. Peter Goldsbrough, a plant scientist and expert ...

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

The decision reinstates unscientific regulation of new plant varieties, contradicting not only decades of experimentation, ...

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 ...

The proposal was passed with a narrow majority. Environmental groups have said deregulation favors big corporations and ignores potential dangers to the environment.

GMO stands for Genetically Modified Organism, but what is that exactly? Basically, it's any plant or animal whose DNA has been changed in a lab. It's done to help crops hold up against disease and ...