Genetically engineered crops appear to be safe to eat and safe for the environment, according to a comprehensive new analysis by the advisory group the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and ...

Even as some U.S. consumers reject foods containing ingredients from genetically modified plants, farmers continue to embrace the technology. In 2013, crops grown from seed engineered to withstand ...

This consensus report examines a range of questions and opinions about the economic, agronomic, health, safety, or other effects of genetically engineered (GE) crops and food. Claims and research that ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Genetically engineered crops are profitable for farmers and may help protect people and the environment from an overload of pesticides, a panel of experts reported on Tuesday.

Washington-- A government advisory panel reached a rough consensus Tuesday that growers of genetically engineered crops should try to contain the spread of their genes to organic crops. But the panel ...

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GUESTS: JOHN BIEWEN *Correspondent and Producer, American RadioWorks CHANNAPATNA (C.S.) PRAKASH *Professor, Plant Molecular Genetics, Tuskegee University ANURADHA MITTAL *Co-Director, FOOD FIRST ...

A research team has created gene-edited crops without using tissue culture. A team of plant biotechnologists led by Gunvant Patil at Texas Tech University (TX, USA) has developed a groundbreaking ...

Greenpeace may be committed to "saving the whales," but it's happy to let poor children go blind and die. Their eyes tell their sad stories as ghostly white irises give way to vacant stares. We can ...

By Henry A. Onwubiko“A nation that cannot control its own seeds cannot decide its destiny.” –Captain Ibrahim Troure Genetic engineering, the manipulation of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), the hereditary ...

The FDA has approved genetically engineered salmon for consumption. — -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that it has approved the first genetically engineered animal ...