The agritech industry is editing plant genomes to feed a growing population, expand the produce aisle, and make tastier, more convenient food products.

Restrictions will remain on transgenic plants, which contain artificially inserted genes from other species.

Crops produced using mutagenic technologies such as CRISPR should generally be exempt from regulatory laws governing GMOs, according to the published opinion.

Maize enthusiast Jason Karl aims to continue breaking his own records for the tallest corn plants ever grown.

The US agribusiness secures a global, nonexclusive licensing agreement from the Broad Institute to use the gene-editing technology for agricultural applications.

It behooves the scientific community to reflect on the public’s “Franken-” characterization of genetically modified foods.

Scientists perform plant-genome modifications on crops without using plasmids.

Upping the expression of a single gene improves the plant’s ability to withstand light and increases yields. 

Complex layers of science, policy, and public opinion surround the things we eat and drink.