A dramatic increase in fat content is causing pains in the dairy industry.

BRUSSELS, Feb 5 (Reuters) - European Union members are within their right to ban the cultivation of genetically modified ...

GloFish are a controversial aquarium trend, and this video explains why many fishkeepers believe they’re unethical and should be banned due to concerns about selective breeding, commercialization, and ...

Although DNA is tightly packed and protected within the cell nucleus, it is constantly threatened by damage from normal ...

Brevard is releasing sterilized male mosquitoes to combat dengue fever, Zika and other mosquito-borne illnesses.

Emily A. Buddle has received funding from the Department of Primary Industries and Regions South Australia, the Australian Research Council and Meat and Livestock Australia. She is currently an ...

Like other developing countries, Indonesia is facing a familiar dilemma: how to feed a growing population while protecting its extraordinary biodiversity. Food security has become a pressing concern ...

PARIS, Dec 4 (Reuters) - The European Union has reached a preliminary deal on how to regulate gene-edited crops in a move that could ease the development of new varieties in a region long wary of ...

Today the Council has reached a provisional agreement with the European Parliament on a set of rules that establish a legal framework for new genomic techniques (NGTs). The provisional agreement ...

EU lawmakers have been locked in intense negotiations for months on loosening rules on the use of new genetic technologies in plant breeding. But talks are stalling on one particularly sticky issue.

Changing an organism’s genome is a profound act, and the tools you use to make the changes don’t alleviate the need for responsible regulation. Unlike “traditional” genetically modified organisms (GMO ...