— -- U.S. farmers and those in developing countries helped drive a surge in new plantings of genetically modified crops around the globe in 2011, even in the face of resistance from Europe and ...

Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) include foods like some apples and salmon whose DNA has been modified for certain ...

Mushrooms that don’t brown. Wheat that fights off disease. Tomatoes with a longer growing season. All of these crops are made possible by a gene-editing technology called CRISPR-Cas9. But now its ...

The World Trade Organization says the European Union broke the group's rules when it imposed a ban on genetically modified crops. Though the vote is a win for the biotech industry, the WTO's final ...

ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) — Meetings planned in four states will ask people what they think about using genetically modified crops on refuges to provide food for migrating waterfowl. The U.S. Fish and ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Residents of southern Oregon’s agriculture-heavy Rogue Valley have voted to ban genetically modified crops from the area, setting up the next stage of a fight that has gained ...

Iowa State University researchers have unlocked new secrets within the bacteria responsible for the creation of thousands of ...

The 18 counties are Lamu, Kilifi, Kwale, Taita Taveta, Makueni, Kitui, Machakos, Tharaka Nithi, Embu, Nakuru, Baringo, ...

I’ll admit—I’ve never quite understood the obsession surrounding genetically modified (GM) crops. To environmentalist opponents, GM foods are simply evil, an understudied, possibly harmful tool used ...

Mexican scientists call for regulations to distinguish between gene-edited and genetically modified (GM) crops.

U.S. wins dispute with Mexico over banning genetically modified corn imports Mexico has been importing genetically modified corn from the U.S. for years, buying about $3 billion worth annually. CRISPR ...

National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) and Biotechnology Society of Nigeria (BSN) have said genetically modified crops have been tested and regulated before release to ensure safety. This ...