Genetic engineering is moving from the lab bench into clinics, farms, and even family planning decisions, promising to change ...

The EU has agreed allow certain foods altered using genetic engineering techniques to be sold without special labeling under ...

Gene-edited crops are no safer than GMOs, and fast-tracking regulatory approval could trigger a costly backlash.

What are Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)? Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are living organisms whose genetic material (DNA) has been artificially manipulated through genetic engineering ...

Technologies needed for tracing engineered biothreats back to their sources are advancing rapidly. Here are some ...

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(Nanowerk Spotlight) Humanity's efforts to modify food plants is as old as farming itself, some 10,000 years. Before genetic engineering became possible, farmers have used simple selection inter- and ...

References to genetically modified food from supermarkets in the EU could soon be a thing of the past: An agreement has been reached in Brussels to ...

Human genetic engineering has always been the stuff of science-fiction novels and blockbuster Hollywood films. Except that it is no longer confined to books and movies. Scientists and doctors are ...