As Earth's climate warms and changes, sustainable agricultural practices are critical for feeding a rapidly growing population. Can we genetically engineer crops to adapt to drought and other effects ...

Graduate student Arjun Ojha Kshetry and colleagues combined two key genes: WIND1, which reprograms cells near a wound, and ...

Diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase 1 (DGAT1), the rate-limiting enzyme in triacylglycerol (TAG) biosynthesis, is a crucial ...

Many plants including cocoa, coffee and avocado cannot be gene-edited but a technique involving grafting could change that, ...

While it was welcomed by advocates as a way of helping farmers make their plants hardier and yields higher, it was also met with concern from some who say it could threaten trade opportunities and cau ...

As Earth's climate warms and changes, sustainable agricultural practices are critical for feeding a rapidly growing population. Can we genetically ...

Find four fascinating organisms that naturally glow in the dark or have been scientifically engineered to emit light. Learn ...

Scientists leveraged plants’ built-in regeneration capacity to grow modified plants in weeks instead of months, offering a ...

Researchers at Texas Tech University, led by Gunvant Patil, have developed a synthetic regeneration system that allows plants to regrow shoots directly from wounded tissue, eliminating the need for ...

Researchers have developed a synthetic regeneration system for genetically editing crops, avoiding the challenging step of ...

It is unethical to use loopholes in patent law for the misappropriation of natural resources. Such patents extensively hinder ...