Africa’s rising food import bill, now estimated at around $70 billion annually, signals an urgent need to invest in agriculture biotechnology and climate-smart food systems according to scientists.

After releasing two gene-edited rice varieties in May this year, scientists are now focusing on developing GE varieties of ...

The global genomics market is projected to expand by 15-17% by 2029. Key factors driving this growth include the increasing incidence of cancer, a higher prevalence of viral diseases and genetic ...

The IUCN vote holds no legal weight in any nation, but it is of huge symbolic, cultural and political importance. By ...

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

Engineered fungi are moving from the lab bench to the dinner plate, promising dense protein with a fraction of the land, ...

Move over meat, scientists have engineered a fungal organism that produces protein more efficiently than conventional ...

All the cells in an organism have the exact same genetic sequence. What differs across cell types is their ...

Higher yields, greater resilience to climatic changes or diseases—the demands on crop plants are constantly growing. To ...

The series exposes the enduring legacies of colonialism in African food systems, challenges corporate-driven narratives, and ...

All the cells in an organism have the exact same genetic sequence. What differs across cell types is their ...

Brookhaven National Laboratory has engineered poplar trees to produce valuable chemicals that can be used to make ...