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

As any avid gardener will tell you, plants with sharp thorns and prickles can leave you looking like you’ve had a run-in with an angry cat. Wouldn’t it be nice to rid plants of their prickles entirely ...

This winter as seed catalogs started showing up in gardeners' mailboxes, one stood out. Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company splashed photos of the purple galaxy tomato on its cover. It bragged, This ...

While some countries, like those in the European Union, are required to label GMOs, the bioengineered crops won't be labeled ...

Genetically engineered (GE) seeds are often sold to farmers and the public on the grounds that they are the wave of the future, taking over where conventional plant breeding left off by improving ...

Small and medium-sized breeders and farmers have no chance to navigate the complex and growing web of patents on plants and ...

Crops such as cancer-fighting pink pineapples could be hitting shelves soon. — -- Cancer-fighting pink pineapples, heart-healthy purple tomatoes and less fatty vegetable oils could be hitting ...

From willow bark remedies to aspirin tablets, salicylic acid has long been part of human health. It also lies at the heart of ...

Canola inflorescence. Canola (Brassica napus L.) is highly attractive to insect pollinators and readily interbreeds with other cabbage and mustard species. Populations of canola plants genetically ...