In this April 24, 2014, file photo, Katie Spring rolls up plastic that was used to cover certain plants during the winter in a field at the Good Heart Farmstead in Worcester, Vt. Spring and her ...

WASHINGTON -- Genetically modified foods have been around for years, but most Americans have no idea whether they are eating them. The Food and Drug Administration says they don't need to be labeled, ...

Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are living things that have had their genetic code artificially altered by scientists by inserting genetic code from another organism into their DNA. It’s still a ...

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Overcoming water and food stress will be a big challenge for India as it becomes a Viksit Bharat. As India charts its path toward becoming a developed nation by 2047, few challenges loom as large as ...

As pink slime walks in shame to the doghouse this week, another important movement that transcends many aspects of the beef and processed-food industries met a milestone. Just Label It, a campaign ...

Californians will go to the polls today knowing that their votes for the presidential election will be virtually worthless. President Obama has a double-digit lead over Mitt Romney in this bluest of ...

As the FDA gets ready to vote on an application to bring the first genetically modified (GM) food animal — a salmon — to market, Healthland pauses to consider the social contribution of genetically ...

The jury is still out on what long-term effects genetically modified foods will have on the human body. “I don’t think all of it is bad,” said Dr. Jason Knight of Maricopa Medical Center. “I think ...

Nigeria faces a critical level of hunger, according to the 2024 Global Hunger Index. With 30.6 million people experiencing acute ...