Humans love to play with their food—in fact, we’ve been doing it for thousands of years. In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we explore how we’ve learned to manipulate plant genetics, from ...

Changing an organism’s genome is a profound act, and the tools you use to make the changes don’t alleviate the need for responsible regulation. Unlike “traditional” genetically modified organisms (GMO ...

Transferring one species to another is how to create genetically modified organisms, or GMOs. This creates something not found in nature. A large percentage of domestic crops (up to 85% of soybean ...

Explore the contrasting acceptance of gene therapy and genetic crop modification, highlighting societal attitudes and ...

DNA is similar to a set of instructions written using four letters - A, T, C, and G - which tell the body how to function and develop. These four letters form a unique combination for each organism, ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Would you eat pork that has been genetically edited to be disease resistant? According to new reports, you could have the chance to as early as 2025. Genetically modifying food is ...

Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are created by altering the DNA of crops to introduce specific traits, such as ...

You know you’ve got something special going when you can pull farmers out of the field for a meeting during harvest. Growers and end users who attended the eMerge Genetics field days this week got ...

SASKATOON, Saskatchewan (Reuters) - Winning over wary consumers in Europe and elsewhere to genetically modified wheat hinges on scientists finding a direct benefit to the public, not just to farmers ...

Corn fields grow in Springfield, Neb., Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik) PARIS • Advances in understanding the genetic make-up of plants could ultimately help to produce more resilient ...