GMO foods, Britain legalizes development, sale and consumption
Among the first GMO foods to end up on the market, the vitamin D "super tomatoes" developed by scientists at the John Innes Center
Among the first GMO foods to end up on the market, the vitamin D "super tomatoes" developed by scientists at the John Innes Center
Almost 15 years after its development, the tomato created to have higher levels of antioxidants is approved for human consumption.
A new genetic modification can increase photosynthesis and fertilizer uptake in rice, wheat and other crops. The effect is a 40% greater yield with reduced maturation times.
The arms race reaches the biological level. Chinese advances towards the creation of a super soldier drag other nations as well.
A male GMO moth released to pass on a 'killer gene' that kills all females and saves crops. Oxitec's method? Cruel but effective.
One cow, ten hundred. A small herd could produce all the insulin in a country, surpassing current production methods based on transgenic yeasts and bacteria.
China's spy agency warns of the development of genetic weapons that can target specific ethnicities, claiming the Chinese population could be a target.
A journey to 2050 between vertical farms, transparent supply chains and robotics: the agriculture of the future as you've never seen it.
A team of Israeli scientists has created a formula to repel 99% of mosquitoes, fighting summertime infestations and reducing the spread of dangerous diseases.
A US company is trying to trademark and patent the shape of its lettuce leaves. Tragedy? Comedy? Photography of the present.
From drone warfare to bioengineering: today science fiction inspires defense strategies against threats to national security
The café at the time of the distancing has just opened in Tokyo: it's a cross between an indoor ATM and a laundromat.
The observation and comparison between the body and brain size of many animal species reserves some surprises and dispels some myths.
A "circular" approach of no small importance: Reswirl, an ecological toothbrush that will not be among those millions who join the ranks of plastic pollution.
A truly important discovery sheds light on the development of life. For the first time, we know that even a multicellular organism can live without breathing.
It's not GMO but science is involved: the food edited with CRISPR promises to be healthier and longer lasting, and according to its co-inventor it will be on the market within 5 years.
The word "plantation" usually evokes bucolic visions of green fields, waves of ears of corn and animals, but the agriculture of the future has more to do with the now familiar environments in which we live: a parking lot, a pizza, a crowded city street.