A facility built for a shortage “These aren’t your standard farm pigs. Millions of dollars have been spent to create this ...

If you've ever seen a perfectly seedless watermelon or seed-free lemon and wondered if the fruit is genetically modified, ...

Researchers genetically modified poplar trees to produce high-performance, structural wood without the use of chemicals or energy intensive processing. Researchers at the University of Maryland ...

Scientists at a NY university say they can bring back the near extinct American chestnut tree, wiped out a century ago, ...

Researchers have genetically engineered a marine microorganism to break down plastic in salt water. Specifically, the modified organism can break down polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a plastic used ...

Genetically modified (GM) crops are widely used around the world, but their effects on the environment need to be better understood. "Increasing land productivity in the form of greater crop yields ...

An important new study in the Journal of Hepatology, published by Elsevier, reports the world's first auxiliary liver xenotransplant from a genetically engineered pig to a living human recipient. The ...

The use of genetically modified (GM) crops in agriculture remains contentious, especially in Europe. According to surveys, many people fear that these could have negative effects for human health and ...

The EPA has approved the release of more than 2 billion genetically altered male mosquitoes in Florida and California following a pilot program last year in the Florida Keys. Oxitec, the biotechnology ...

The US could soon be swarming with genetically altered mosquitoes after the Environmental Protection Agency approved a plan to test the insects. It is hoped the new altered mosquitoes will ward off ...

Neoplants says its pothos has superior purification properties—but you’ll still need a lot of them to get the job done. At an old shoe factory on the outskirts of Paris, new life is taking shape.

A pilot study in Florida that involved the release of 5 million genetically modified mosquitoes in Florida has wrapped up. The bugs, which have been dubbed “Jurassic Park” mosquitoes by some critics, ...