Can organic and non-GMO agriculture offer innovative, tech-based solutions for our food system – or does hope lie in new plant breeding techniques? “Innovation in food and farming doesn’t implicitly ...

Gene editing is touted as a promising new way of altering the DNA of plants or animals to speed their growth, enhance flavor, extend shelf life or combat viruses. But those who see it as a key ...

The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI. The CJEU decision is that any organism obtained through an NPBT that applies mutagenesis will be classified from now on with a ...

Agriculture is a major contributor to the Namibian economy and is highly correlated to growth and development. The country has semi-arid and arid climatic condition regions and is one of the driest ...

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Improved rice lines developed from conventional rice varieties through mutation breeding are evaluated under field conditions. (Photo: J. S. Dolo ...

Andrea Lasar and Oliver Ladendorf of Maiwald Patentanwaltsgesellschaft outline the EPO’s decision on the patentability of plant breeding methods in the so-called broccoli case In December 2010 the ...

Developments in genetic coding techniques open the doorway to crops that produce higher yields or have positive characteristics, such as drought or pest resistance. The EU regulates the cultivation ...

Picture juicy red tomatoes on the vine. What do you see? Some tomato varieties have straight vines. Others are branched. The question is why. New research from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) ...

Plant scientists have been employing science to improve crops for centuries. Evidence from early cave dwellers suggest they selected seeds from plants that had the best tall stalks and seeds. A great ...

In many ways, feeding the hungry and working to alleviate poverty is in my genetic makeup. Beyond the food-filled holiday gatherings with family that I cherish, I’ve also learned how my grandparents ...