As a Ph.D. candidate in the Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Nathan Piligian is developing a novel ...

Researchers in Mexico are turning their focus towards a revolutionary technique to enhance crop resilience. According to News Arena India, the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, also ...

In a development that could help protect one of the world's most beloved agricultural commodities, a research team at Penn State has successfully created disease-resistant cacao plants using ...

Researchers showed that in C. elegans, the protein MBD-2 regulates genes through repressive histone marks rather than DNA ...

While some scientists argue that agricultural gene editing regulations are overly restrictive, a new paper from the University of Adelaide emphasises the importance of clear regulations to ensure new ...

1. Amichai Berman (School of Plant Sciences and Food Security at Tel Aviv University), the PhD student leading the research. Researchers: “Genetic editing in crop plants is a complex process. Our ...

As an avid gardener will tell you, plants with sharp thorns and prickles can leave you looking like you’ve had a run-in with an angry cat. Wouldn’t it be nice to rid plants of their prickles entirely ...

More and more countries have decided that gene edited crops will be treated the same as conventional plant breeding.

On November 13, 2025, the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Regulations 2025 (“2025 PB regulations”) took effect, completing the United Kingdom’s (UK’s) post-Brexit framework for gene-edited ...

Recent genetic research could be used to produce plants without prickles, making it easier for gardeners to pluck roses without getting jabbed. KADImages via Getty Images Every rose has its thorns, ...