Plants' root systems also act as carbon storehouses, which reduce the amount of planet-warming gases in the atmosphere.

A team of plant biotechnologists at Texas Tech University has unveiled a breakthrough that could transform how gene-edited crops are developed. The new method, led by associate professor Gunvant Patil ...

Against this backdrop, a research team led by Dr. Guozhang Kang and Dr. Gezi Li from Henan Agricultural University, China, ...

By Henry A. Onwubiko“A nation that cannot control its own seeds cannot decide its destiny.” –Captain Ibrahim Troure Genetic engineering, the manipulation of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), the hereditary ...

The agriculture sector faces significant challenges due to increasing biotic and abiotic stresses that severely threaten the quality and quantity of crop ...

As the human population continues to explode, the need for efficient crop growth also expands. While there have been great strides in plant genetics and modification, there is still much to be learned ...

Plant physiological research sits at the core of contemporary agricultural science, particularly in the quest to improve photosynthetic efficiency in field ...

This legal battle began in 2004 with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announcing that it would revisit rulemaking on the governance of genetically engineered organisms. In 2008, ...

A research team has created gene-edited crops without using tissue culture. A team of plant biotechnologists led by Gunvant Patil at Texas Tech University (TX, USA) has developed a groundbreaking ...

Greenpeace may be committed to "saving the whales," but it's happy to let poor children go blind and die. Their eyes tell their sad stories as ghostly white irises give way to vacant stares. We can ...