Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) include foods like some apples and salmon whose DNA has been modified for certain ...

Consumers are seeking out and finding a jumble of certifications, claims, allergen disclosures, "free-from" statements, and more whenever they pick up a product in the grocery store. Two of the labels ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Changes to Australian food safety regulations, which came into force this month, open the door to new kinds of gene-edited meats on the market. Gene-edited chickens are already in development in ...

Scientists have worked for years to reduce methane emissions from cattle burps by changing what cattle eat, or through research on vaccines, genetic modification of cattle and even forehead-mounted ...

Researchers have developed a way to improve crop quality without needing to create special genetically modified plants. The new technique relies on a spray that introduces bioactive molecules into ...

West Nile Virus is coming soon to a barbeque near you. Colorado health officials diagnosed the first case of the season late last month in La Plata County. Infected mosquitoes have been detected in ...

This story posted by <em>CNBC</em> late Tuesday has obvious value to several companies in the Triangle, including Syngenta (NYSE: SYT), Monsanto (NYSE: MON) and Bayer ...

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 ...