This consensus report examines a range of questions and opinions about the economic, agronomic, health, safety, or other effects of genetically engineered (GE) crops and food. Claims and research that ...

The EU has eased restrictions on crops developed using novel genetic techniques. While supporters say the technology could ...

UC San Diego researchers say genetically-enhanced crops of plants featuring enlarged roots present an opportunity for society to achieve a needed drawdown of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. A new ...

People have been making genetic changes to plants since the start of agriculture. Since farming began, people have altered the genes of plants grown for food. Over time, people have developed many ...

A research team has created gene-edited crops without using tissue culture. A team of plant biotechnologists led by Gunvant Patil at Texas Tech University (TX, USA) has developed a groundbreaking ...

(Beyond Pesticides, April 10, 2026) An important study not previously covered in Daily News, “Use of Genetically Modified Organism (GMO)-Containing Food Products in Children,” raises serious concerns ...

Excessive fertilizer use can be expensive and bad for the environment, but plants require nutrients to grow. To combat this problem, scientists have been attempting to use genetic engineering to help ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Editor's note: This is the first in a two-part series on genetically engineered crops. Part two, ...

(FILES)Severely damaged corn stalks due to a widespread drought are seen in this August 15, 2012 file photo at sunset on a farm near Oakland City, Indiana. The World Bank said August 30, 2012 that ...

KONA, Hawaii - From the moment the bill to ban genetically engineered crops on the island of Hawaii was introduced in May, it garnered more vocal support than any the County Council here had ever ...