Traditional breeding and genetic modification methods have struggled to keep pace with the rapid evolution of plant viruses. CRISPR/Cas systems, originally derived from bacterial immune responses, ...

Chocolate prices have been rising due to complications in the supply chain, but Penn State researchers have made a ...

Learn more about a pioneering method that enables simultaneous RNA and metabolite analysis in the same cell, revealing the ...

Professor David Williams, a New Zealander working on gene therapy at UCLA, has warned that the Bill is “unfair to farmers” and based on false assumptions about precision and safety. He points to ...

The news for the chocolate industry is a welcome development, as businesses and scientists grapple with crop shortages.

The long-awaited Gene Technology Bill has stalled because New Zealand First won’t support it as it stands. The sticking point ...

A joint research team has discovered a new molecular switch that determines when plant leaves begin to age. The research team has identified for the first time a new mechanism in which RNA made from ...

In honor of World Blindness Awareness Month, "GMA" is spotlighting a breakthrough gene therapy that's helping some blind ...

Seagrasses preserve our oceans, offering safe harbor for sea life, calming rough waters, and storing excess carbon dioxide.

In a breakthrough for animal health and biosecurity, scientists at the Roslin Institute have successfully developed pigs ...

From CRISPR to gene banking, synthetic biology has big implications for wildlife evolution and conservation, but ethical ...

A study appearing in Nature Microbiology analyzes soils sampled across the state of Kansas to determine the importance of ...