Developing high-yielding, nutritious and climate-resilient crops is vital to safeguard the future of global food production.

Genetically modified organisms, also known as GMOs, have been a hot topic of conversation among researchers, producers, ...

In a world first, a bespoke gene-editing therapy benefited one child. Now researchers plan to launch a clinical trial of the approach ...

Cas9 gene editing and artificial intelligence to create compact tomato plants optimized for vertical farming in response to the dual challenges of climate change and urbanization.

To truly deliver on their promise, nitrogen-fixing microbes need to up their game, says Ginkgo ag bio head, Michael Miile.

The stakes could scarcely be higher. Scientists make key breakthrough in effort to protect food supply: 'We can better ...

diSArm clinical trial is that our phages injected intravenously can home in to the site of infection, penetrate biofilms, infect, and lyse S. aureus. Many deaths post flu, and most likely also ...

Over the past two decades, synthetic biology has fueled advancements across a broad range of disciplines, including agriculture, bioremediation, biofuel production, and chemical manufacturing. Today, ...

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the need to rapidly develop, produce and distribute large quantities of new vaccines. A team of researchers at Purdue University and Merck & Co. Inc.

Traditional breeding and genetic modification methods have struggled to keep pace with the rapid evolution of plant viruses. CRISPR/Cas systems, originally derived from bacterial immune responses, ...

After decades of recording detailed information about different varieties of crops, their traits and the DNA sequences they ...

Soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.) serves as a critical global source of plant-based protein and oil, yet the inverse relationship between seed protein content (PC) and oil content (OC) remains a major ...