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

Conventional methods of breeding such as selective breeding and crossbreeding might tag certain unwanted traits alongside desired characteristics. In genetic modification, however, the genome of an ...

Europe’s firewall against genetic modification gets a major crack with a new deal on gene-edited crops. Crops tailor-made using new gene-splicing techniques should face fewer regulations than ...

Despite the public controversy over the safety of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), in the scientific community the controversy is considered misplaced. The National Academy of Sciences has ...

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

2017-03-27T20:32:15-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/831/20170327203353002_hd.jpgFood and agricultural experts talked about the controversy surrounding ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Genetically modified foods have been around for years, but most people in the United States have no idea if they are eating them. The Food and Drug Administration says such foods don ...

Despite the public controversy over the safety of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), in the scientific community the controversy is considered misplaced. The National Academy of Sciences has ...

Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are living things that have had their genetic code artificially altered by scientists by inserting genetic code from another organism into their DNA. It’s still a ...

Agreement over lighter-touch regulation marks first big loosening of rules since ‘Frankenfoods’ outcry 20 years ago ...

Genetically modified foods are plants or animals that have had genes copied from other plants or animals inserted into their DNA. It’s not a new idea -- humans have been tinkering with genes for ...