Plants face simultaneous abiotic (drought, salinity, heat) and biotic (pathogens, pests) stresses in natural and agricultural ...

The evolutionary ladder is meant to be climbed one rung at a time with an organism shedding some traits and gaining others on ...

Genetic engineering or genetic modification refers to the process of altering the DNA code of an organism to introduce new traits. As the CRISPR/Cas9 technology tool has demonstrated, precision ...

Scientists uncovered ancient avocado remains in a Honduran cave, offering genetic clues that could protect the crop from ...

A GMO is an animal, plant, or microorganism. To genetically modify an animal, plant, or microorganism, scientists use the genetic engineering process, which is also called modern biotechnology ...

As the climate changes, genetic engineering will be essential for growing food. But is it creating a race of superweeds? On a languid, damp July morning, I meet weed scientist Aaron Hager outside ...

Researchers at Colorado State University have developed a tool that can be used to switch a plant's key genetic traits on or off at will. The breakthrough was recently published in ACS Synthetic ...

Buy a copy of the Dire Wolf issue here. Relying on deft genetic engineering and ancient, preserved DNA, Colossal scientists deciphered the dire wolf genome, rewrote the genetic code of the common ...

Maxine Singer, scientist who shaped rules on genetic engineering, dies at 93. In the early 1970s, the molecular biologist led seminal discussions on the ethics and risks of genetic experimentation.