DNA is similar to a set of instructions written using four letters - A, T, C, and G - which tell the body how to function and develop. These four letters form a unique combination for each organism, ...

In this April 24, 2014, file photo, Katie Spring rolls up plastic that was used to cover certain plants during the winter in a field at the Good Heart Farmstead in Worcester, Vt. Spring and her ...

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Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in your food are hugely controversial with Americans. In fact, there’s so much to talk about that I won’t be covering every facet of the debate. Instead, I’ll hit ...

Mushrooms that don’t brown. Wheat that fights off disease. Tomatoes with a longer growing season. All of these crops are made possible by a gene-editing technology called CRISPR-Cas9. But now its ...

Much of the labeling winds up on products that contain ingredients made from four genetically modified foods: corn, canola, soybeans and sugarbeets. Genetically modified foods have been on supermarket ...

Advances in genetic engineering have given rise to an era of foods — including genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and gene-edited foods — that promise to revolutionize the way we eat. Critics argue ...

In a shift away from GMOS, aka genetically modified organisms, important research is continuing in gene editing, sometimes referred to as “the next big thing in agriculture.” The important difference ...

Transferring one species to another is how to create genetically modified organisms, or GMOs. This creates something not found in nature. A large percentage of domestic crops (up to 85% of soybean ...