An ad hoc committee appointed by the National Academies to explore heritable genetic modifications of food animals. This committee will address methods for heritable genetic modifications and identify ...

In the lab, researchers regularly use electricity to deposit medicine, DNA, bacteria or other substances into cells. This process is known as electroporation, and it works by creating temporary ...

Do gardeners need to worry about GMO seeds or plants infiltrating their gardens? Let’s take a closer look at what, if ...

The European Commission launched a proposal in July 2023 to deregulate a large number of plants manufactured using new genetic techniques. Despite extraordinary attempts by the Spanish presidency to ...

"Wider, appropriate and long-term application of genetic improvement in aquaculture, with a focus on selective breeding, will help boost food production to meet a projected increase in demand for fish ...

A farmer sprays his cornfield in Hills, Iowa June 16, 2008. Conditions worsened for corn and soybean crops in the Midwest last week as already water-soaked regions were hit with more rain and flooding ...

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Genetic modification is back on the political agenda in New Zealand. The issue may not be as hotly contentious as it once was, but big questions remain about the way forward. Last year, the ...