Purdue Biologist Stanton B. Gelvin explained how Agrobacterium moves DNA into wounded plant cells, and why cracking that “black box” matters for agriculture during a seminar Wednesday afternoon at the ...

Can Ben Lamm save the planet? He thinks so. Short, stocky and unassuming with a puckish sense of humor, the shaggy-haired ...

But Harvey-Samuel believes no one single method will save Hawaii’s native birds. His work is at a very early stage, and it could be many years before there are any genetically modified mosquitoes ...

Scientists have long sought to understand why some plants are fragrant powerhouses while others remain subtle. Now, a ...

It already exists in the natural world. Now, thanks to breakthroughs in genetic engineering, scientists have created ...

Gardeners will soon be digging in, and NDSU horticulturist Tom Kalb shares some of the hottest tomatoes to try in the garden this year.

The Canadian government's recent approval of the first gene-edited animal to enter the food system has reignited debates over ...

Cows with “designer genetics” have been bred in a world first that could result in better steaks and burgers on UK shelves.

But thanks in part to trees planted in areas where the two fungi don’t grow well, the American chestnut isn’t extinct. And efforts to revive it in its native range have continued, despite the long ...

Billions of American chestnut trees once covered the eastern United States. They soared in height, producing so many nuts that sellers moved them by train car. Every Christmas, they’ ...