In 2002, famine caused by devastating flooding and drought that occurred in quick succession compelled Malawians to accept ...

Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are living things that have had their genetic code artificially altered by scientists by inserting genetic code from another organism into their DNA. It’s still a ...

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Federal agriculture regulators announced this week that they approved the testing process that could allow farmers in the U.S. to start planting a genetically modified strain of wheat from South ...

The United States government does not regulate genetically modified foods and it is time for that to change. There are definite risks associated with GM foods, yet the average American consumer is ...

Textile testing partner Hohenstein has developed a new quantification method for genetically modified cotton. Hohenstein uses DNA analysis–one of the first labs with this ability–to identify known ...

Should I worry about GMOs? Are they bad for my health? GMOs, or genetically modified organisms, have been swept into the larger conversation about chemicals, antibiotics and additives in our food ...

Malnutrition is a problem across large swaths of the globe, but it's a difficult problem to solve. It's not only a matter of people getting enough to eat; they need to have the right combination of ...