The European Union has reached a preliminary deal on how to regulate gene-edited crops in a move that could ease the development of new varieties in a region long wary of biotech innovations in food.

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

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 ...

Europe’s firewall against genetic modification gets a major crack under a new deal. Crops tailor-made using new gene-splicing techniques should face fewer regulations than genetically modified ...

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 ...

As home gardeners in the U.S. page through seed catalogs and pick out their favorite heirlooms, there's a new seed that has never been available to them before: a tomato the color of a concord grape ...

An organisation that planned to sell "friendly" mosquitoes to reduce the spread of diseases like dengue withdraws its licence application after backlash from scientists and health experts.

The plant gets its color — and a boost in antioxidants — from genes from an edible flower. It's the first time gardeners have been able to... Gardeners can now grow a genetically modified purple ...