Agriculture, from the outset, has been made possible by humans tweaking the genes of plants to make them grow faster, produce ...

A centre of excellence for crop biotechnology is set be established to develop and deploy disease-resistant seeds under a new ...

McMeans will take over the role left vacant by President Dennis Shields, whose departure was announced in late November.

The EU has agreed allow certain foods altered using genetic engineering techniques to be sold without special labeling under a new framework. The rules distinguish between NGTs and GMOs.

The rollout of a type of genetic technology called a gene drive for tackling malaria could be edging closer after a lab study ...

Genetic engineering is moving from the lab bench into clinics, farms, and even family planning decisions, promising to change ...

In laboratory experiments, the researchers successfully engineered this change in barley and found that the mechanism worked ...

Many methods are still being explored. Scientists make key breakthrough in fight to protect food supply — here's what's ...

Europe’s firewall against genetic modification gets a major crack with a new deal on gene-edited crops. Crops tailor-made using new gene-splicing techniques should face fewer regulations than ...

KJ was born with a deficiency in an enzyme that breaks down ammonia, a by-product of protein digestion. He had to follow a ...

On top of improving crop yield and safeguarding the livelihood of many farmers, gene editing research has helped scientists ...