If you’re one of the folks who looks forward to pumpkins every fall, the long summer wait can be tough. For farmers, the ...

Plant scientists have used a standard "gene gun" since 1988 to genetically modify crops for better yield, nutrition, pest resistance and other valuable traits.

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Genetic circuit engineering is the synthesis of unnatural DNA segments encoding protein or RNA molecules that control each other’s levels. Genetic circuit engineering is the bottom-up, local ...

There is broad agreement among experts that advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and genetic engineering can result ...

Genetic engineering is the act of modifying the genetic makeup of an organism. Modifications can be generated by methods such as gene targeting, nuclear transplantation, transfection of synthetic ...

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

We have pampered our plants so much that they have lost their ability to fight against what’s trying to kill them,' said ...

Bioo CEO Pablo Vidarte says his bioluminescent landscaping will arrive in Dubai within months, following successful ...

Plants’ temperature-sensing system could also be modified. In a second Science paper, researchers propose a new way of understanding the network of proteins that control plants’ responses to heat.

The commission subsequently proposed changes to gene-edited plant regulations. The European parliament then voted in February ...