LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Genetically modified crops don't hurt humans. In fact, they can help. That was the message from five University of Nebraska researchers and professors who spoke at a citizen's ...

A genetically engineered fruit fly may be an effective form of pest control, new research indicates. The Mediterranean fruit fly is an agricultural pest that does extensive damage to more than 300 ...

The European Commission launched a proposal in July 2023 to deregulate a large number of plants manufactured using new genetic techniques. Despite extraordinary attempts by the Spanish presidency to ...

UC San Diego researchers say genetically-enhanced crops of plants featuring enlarged roots present an opportunity for society to achieve a needed drawdown of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. A new ...

Farmers have been trying to minimize the impacts of crop pests for thousands of years. Insects, nematodes, bacteria, fungi, and viruses can cause massive destruction of important crops, and this ...

It is obvious that the eating of meat, particularly beef, must be reduced, but the problem of a rising world population and increasing average wealth and consumption demands every possible means of ...