On either side of a sandy dirt road, Valencia orange trees tower overhead with flecks of orange and yellow peeking through leafy green branches. Morgan McKenna Porter, 32, has spent her whole life in ...

“You might not even have to vacuum with the genetics developed by our program,” Whitehill said. Sadly, those wanting to get their hands on these super-firs have to wait. If growers plant the ...

Scientists have developed a new method for producing a “super wood” that stores more carbon and reduces emissions, thanks to a groundbreaking genetic modification. The modified wood could also offer a ...

The question is, are genetically modified organisms good or bad? The answer is that it all depends on how the technology is used. For example, electrical power can be used in a way as to make our ...

Plus: Donald Trump has been elected US president for the second time This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Scientists have figured out a way to trick plants into doing the dirty work of environmental cleanup, U.S. and British researchers reported on Monday. Sign up here. Researchers at ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Roll over John Muir and tell Johnny Appleseed the news: biotechnology is coming to the forest and orchard. Scientists are planting genetically engineered trees in dozens of research ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - U.S. researchers have successfully expressed the precursor protein of insulin in lettuce and tobacco plants. Moreover, feeding these genetically modified plants to mice ...

Los gobiernos estadounidense y mexicano están explorando “todas las opciones” para luchar contra un parásito mortal que amenaza al ganado y a la fauna silvestre. By Linda Qiu and Alexa Robles-Gil The ...