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 ...

Genetically modified organisms have been part of the global food system for decades, yet they remain widely misunderstood.

Much of the labeling winds up on products that contain ingredients made from four genetically modified foods: corn, canola, soybeans and sugarbeets. Genetically modified foods have been on supermarket ...

Many people avoid “GMOs” at the grocery store, instead selecting foods labeled non-GMO or the organic versions of items from apples to oats, as they are worried about ingesting genetically modified ...

It tastes like a tomato, smells like a tomato, and even looks (mostly) like a tomato. There's just one catch: It's purple. The USDA has approved a genetically modified purple tomato, clearing the path ...

The USDA's new rules for labeling genetically modified foods took effect on Saturday. The changes are part of the Department of Agriculture's new rules on "genetically modified organisms" or GMOs. As ...

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

(CNN) -- It tastes like a tomato, smells like a tomato, and even looks (mostly) like a tomato. There's just one catch: It's purple.< The USDA has approved a genetically modified purple tomato, ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's new rules for labeling genetically modified food products went into effect on New Year's Day. The changes are part of the USDA's rules on "genetically modified ...

Genetically modified crops are common in countries such as the United States, but generally they’re modified for two things: efficiency and profit. Golden rice, which is a short-grain rice genetically ...

India is close to approving a genetically edited variety of mustard, which offers better nutrition and disease resistance ...

A genetically modified salmon dwarfs a non-modified salmon of the same age in an undated handout photo distributed in 2010. (Photo via AquaBounty Technologies) A Massachusetts company is sending ...