The Food and Drug Administration aims to evaluate treatments for rare diseases based on plausible evidence that they would work — without requiring a clinical trial first.

The new aubergine-colored nightshade is a genetically modified variety of produce that gets its color from snapdragon genes. Cathie Martin, a University of Cambridge-trained biochemist, worked for two ...

A lot of the food packaging you see is designed to catch your eye. Some experts say the labels don’t always tell the whole ...

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

Most of us don’t eat enough fruits and veggies, but with a broad and varied diet, nutrient deficiencies are relatively rare. However, billions of people on Earth don’t have the luxury of a broad and ...

Sugar is an ancient food and currently one of the most used ingredients in human nutrition and in the food industry. In tropical regions, sugar is produced mainly from sugarcane, while temperate ...

The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday approved the use of the weed killer dicamba on genetically modified soybeans ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday reapproved the weed killer dicamba for use on genetically modified soybeans and cotton, a pesticide that has raised widespread concern ...

For the first time, genetically modified humans were reportedly born. This video explains what was changed, why scientists reacted so strongly, and what it means going forward. The technology isn’t ...

This week’s News Bites spotlights the highly anticipated release of the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americas, a court ruling with implications for GMO labeling and a supply-chain move that could ...

(Beyond Pesticides, December 17, 2025) In a 50-plus page opinion, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled in October for the plaintiffs on providing general public access to ...

On 4 December, EU negotiators reached an agreement to deregulate plants engineered with new genomic techniques. In this op-ed, Franziska Achterberg of Save Our Seeds argues that the deal dismantles ...