GMOs have been a subject of controversy in Africa’s most populous nation for many years and, in fact, globally over their ...

"The technique could allow farmers to enhance plant performance, resilience and nutritional value without permanent genetic ...

We love genetically modified plants and animals. Plant and animal breeders are constantly improving our landscapes with prettier flowers and new hybrids, and helping our animals to be stronger.

Genetically modified horticulture plants represent a dynamic intersection of modern biotechnology and agricultural practice, aimed at addressing challenges in food security, nutritional quality ...

Plant scientists have used a standard "gene gun" since 1988 to genetically modify crops for better yield, nutrition, pest resistance and other valuable traits. That technology, which loads genetic ...

When the CBP60g gene was flipped on in Arabidopsis plants (like these thale cress flowers), they showed increased resistance to hotter temperatures and held bacteria at bay. Credit: Shutterstock ...

Meanwhile, other research institutions are enlisting advanced genetic techniques in the race to improve plants. For instance, the Gates Foundation has funded the C4 Rice Project to improve the ...

But genes that have escaped from genetically modified cotton crops have made some of these native plants fundamentally different, changing their biology and the way they interact with insects.

(1) Plants that have any combination of loss-of-function modifications (i.e., modifications that reduce or eliminate a gene’s function) in one to all alleles of a single genetic locus in diploid ...

Conventional plant regeneration approaches by cell culture require the external application of plant growth regulators, including hormones. However, optimizing culture conditions can be laborious.