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Scientists have discovered that a simple genetic modification may result in crops needing up to 25 percent less water than unaltered plants to produce the same yield...

Scientists have discovered that a simple genetic modification may result in crops needing up to 25 percent less water than unaltered plants to produce the same yield...

Videos and images of Cambodian pigs with extremely muscular physiques have gone viral in recent weeks, raising concerns and questions over the origin and well-being of these augmented animals...

Scientists at MIT and the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) have re-engineered E. Coli bacteria to create a helpful super-microbe that attacks tumor cells. Researchers programmed human-safe E. Coli as bombers...

With confirmation that Zika-carrying mosquitos have finally spread to the US, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a controversial new experiment to confront the attendant risk...

The United States Senate passed a controversial bill Wednesday that would require food makers to disclose genetically modified food ingredients—at least, sort of...

Humanity’s greatest invention just got a 21st century GMO make-over. A team of scientists in China announced that they have created the world’s first gene-edited dogs, which possess twice the amount of muscle mass than...

The Scottish government is planning to ban the growing of GM crops in Scotland, using a new EU rule that allows countries to opt-out of GM. The move will widen the political gap between Scotland and the Conservative government...

The Scottish government is planning to ban the growing of GM crops in Scotland, using a new EU rule that allows countries to opt-out of GM. The move will widen the political gap between Scotland and the Conservative government...

Have we reached peak food? Authors of a new study in Ecology and Society say “yes,” but others say, “stop wasting food” and we won’t have a problem...

Have we reached peak food? Authors of a new study in Ecology and Society say “yes,” but others say, “stop wasting food” and we won’t have a problem...

Vermont is leading the charge when it comes to state-wide GMO labeling after the state’s senate voted to approve mandatory labeling for foods containing genetically modified organisms...

GMO photo from Shutterstock Hawaii is a growing center for genetically modified crops, as large biotech companies like Syngenta, Monsanto, Pioneer, Dow and BASF have set up offices on the smaller islands of Oahu, Kauai and...

If a senator fails to win a reelection bid, all hope of a political career is not lost. Like former Arkansas Democrat Sen. Blanche Lincoln, they can open their own lobbying group and attract big players such as Monsanto....

Photo via Shutterstock It's no secret that European countries are less welcoming of genetically-modified crops than the US is; several European countries, including Germany, France and Italy, have even placed bans on GMO...