LOS ANGELES — Planting genetically modified, pest-resistant corn can provide a halo effect — offering protection from insects to nearby corn plants that have not been engineered to kill bugs, ...

Is the supposed safety advantage of GMO crops over conventional chemical pesticides a mirage? According to biotech lore, the Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) pesticides introduced into many GMO food crops ...

(CN) – Resistance to crops that have been genetically modified to kill pests is surging, according to a study that examines 20 years of data. In 2016 alone, farmers worldwide planted more than 240 ...

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Critics often raise concern that genetically engineered crops might harm the environment or people who eat them. But now a new study finds that farmers who plant Bt corn reduce crop damage and ...

It's OK to eat bacterial proteins sprayed on organic crops, but dangerous to have the plants produce the same proteins, or so say the off-balanced, anti-GMO activists. But as an article in the ...

Bt Brinjal (eggplant) is a genetically modified plant which is created by inserting a gene from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis into the genome of the brinjal. The Bt brinjal has been developed ...

AMES, Iowa – Anti-GMO sentiment holds back agricultural advancement in the developing world, but an Iowa State University agronomist hopes his research will clarify the scientific consensus and spark ...

In a new study, which examined the landscapes of pests radiating from GMO crops, researchers found that GMO crops are enabling non-GMOs to flourish with fewer pesticides. ByTiffany Dill Friday, March ...

In “Genetic Modification is Really Nothing New,” (Times-Standard, Oct. 14, Page A4), Ruth Ramirez refers to “plant splicing” in which she confuses grafting with gene splicing and selective breeding.

CASA GRANDE — Dust from a nearby tractor blew thick across Paco Ollerton's face as he walked across a wide field sprinkled with leftover cotton from last fall's harvest. The tractor roared along his ...