Pink Pineapple: 'Pinkglow,' A Genetic Marvel or Marketing Gimmick?

Medicine & Technology May 28, 2024

Discover 'Pinkglow,' the pink pineapple. Is it a genetic marvel or just a marketing gimmick? Uncover the science and the story behind this unique fruit. Read more!

Transgenic Soy Beans Tastier Fake Meat: New GMO Plant Inserted With Pig Genes to Produce Pork Alternative

Jan 03, 2024

British startup has created a meat alternative in the form of soya plants which produce pig-protein rich beans. Learn more about it in this article.

Scotland Opposed UK Bill Over Genetically-Edited Food Produce from Animals, Plants With Altered DNA

Jun 13, 2022

Scottish ministers refuse ideas of the UK regarding advancements in genetically modified produce. Read more about why Scotland and UK are split over new plans for gene-edited foods.

Genetically Engineered Male Mosquitos to be Released in Florida and Other Parts of US to Curb Zika and Dengue Spread

May 06, 2020

Scientists from Oxitec released genetically modified mosquito which genes get passed down that essentially guarantees that female offspring will all die.

CRISPR-Cas9 Babies Have Lower Rates of Survival, Study Says

Jun 25, 2019

Genetically manipulated children from Chinese research are more likely to die young, according to a study from Berkeley.

GMO Chickens Help Fight Bird Flu

Sep 08, 2015

British scientists experiment with GMO chickens to find ways of controlling the bird flu epidemic.

Is Genetically Modified Food Safe?

Apr 02, 2015

Why You Should like Genetically Modified Food

Apples That Don't Brown and Potatoes That Don't Bruise

Mar 24, 2015

GM Apples and Potatoes Recently Approved

When It Comes to Controversy, Science and the American Public Disagree

Jan 30, 2015

While most of the general public may not want to spend their life crunching numbers or mixing chemicals in a lab, often science breaches the great divide. While there may be a few points of contention, the good news at least is that most Americans believe that science and scientists are invaluable resources for information. In fact in a new public opinion poll released yesterday by the Pew Research Center and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 79 percent of those interviewed said that they believed in the important nature of science. But when it came to controversial topics like climate change and GMOs, the stats and the public opinion were not nearly as generous.

Reprogramming the World: Putting a Kill Switch in GMOs

Jan 23, 2015

Two separate teams of researchers have designed a "kill switch" system into their genetically modified organisms, that would automatically eliminate the GMOs if they were to escape the lab.