Higher yields, greater resilience to climatic changes or diseases—the demands on crop plants are constantly growing. To ...

For the first time, KIT researchers managed to reduce the number of chromosomes in a plant by fusing two chromosomes. (Illustration: Michelle Rönspies ...

EU lawmakers have been locked in intense negotiations for months on loosening rules on the use of new genetic technologies in ...

Gene-edited crops are no safer than GMOs, and fast-tracking regulatory approval could trigger a costly backlash.

Technologies needed for tracing engineered biothreats back to their sources are advancing rapidly. Here are some ...

After releasing two gene-edited rice varieties in May this year, scientists are now focusing on developing GE varieties of ...

Sharpen your Mains answer-writing skills with GS-3 questions by following the thought process. Do not miss points to ponder ...

Across the globe, soil compaction is becoming an ever more serious challenge. Heavy vehicles and machinery in modern ...

All the cells in an organism have the exact same genetic sequence. What differs across cell types is their epigenetics ...

All the cells in an organism have the exact same genetic sequence. What differs across cell types is their epigenetics—meticulously placed chemical tags that influence which genes are expressed in ...