As any avid gardener will tell you, plants with sharp thorns and prickles can leave you looking like you’ve had a run-in with an angry cat. Wouldn’t it be nice to rid plants of their prickles entirely ...

The continually expanding toolkit from Mohit Verma’s laboratory at Purdue University now includes a portable paper-based ...

In this scientific opinion article, Ben Wollack examines the promises and risks of GMOs in America's agricultural and social landscapes.

"RUBY"—a cost-effective innovation designed to track gene activity—is proving valuable across a range of fields. It all ...

Canola inflorescence. Canola (Brassica napus L.) is highly attractive to insect pollinators and readily interbreeds with other cabbage and mustard species. Populations of canola plants genetically ...

Genetically engineered (GE) seeds are often sold to farmers and the public on the grounds that they are the wave of the future, taking over where conventional plant breeding left off by improving ...

Imagine a world where life-saving vaccines could be grown in a garden and consumed in a salad. That’s the potential offered ...

Crops such as cancer-fighting pink pineapples could be hitting shelves soon. — -- Cancer-fighting pink pineapples, heart-healthy purple tomatoes and less fatty vegetable oils could be hitting ...

The France-based company is exploring proof-of-concept projects with Hyundai Motor Group, Jaguar Land Rover, and battery ...