Protecting native maize diversity is one of the key arguments behind Mexico’s constitutional ban on genetically modified corn ...

China strictly supervises its transgenic rice research and production, and no such seed has been approved for the market, according to agriculture officials. "Scientists are still conducting ...

A scarcity of rice is causing discontent among farmers and consumers in Japan and drawing attention to a policy some say has worsened shortages. By River Akira Davis and Hisako Ueno Reporting from ...

Environment Rice variant slashes planet-warming methane emissions by 70 per cent Using traditional crossbreeding, researchers have created a new strain of rice that produces much less methane, a ...

Seedlings of transgenic rice that perform better under drought conditions are seen growing in small plates in the lab (left). They grow taller compared to non-transgenic rice plants in pots with ...

In 2023, German and Spanish customs notified the presence of transgenic rice on their territory. This GM rice is not allowed for importation into Europe. Commercial cultivation is currently very ...

Recent genetic experiments to enhance the most crucial biological process in plants—photosynthesis—have led to substantial yield improvements in two major food crops—soybeans and rice. Photosynthesis ...

Researchers from China have copied a key gene in a rice crop that can enable 40 percent higher yields. This could have major implications for the world's food supply.

The resulting rice plants were put in fields with different environmental conditions: temperate fields near Beijing, tropical fields in Hainan province, and subtropical fields in Zhejiang province ...

The technology roadmap is shown in Supplementary Figure 4. Results Detection of Transgenic Rice Expressing RSV P2 and Sample Repeatability To examine the effect of RSV P2 in rice plants in vivo, we ...

Guidelines for non-transgenic gene editing techniques pending since January 2020 Gene editing helps create resilient, high-yield rice without foreign DNA: Indian Agricultural Research Institute ...

Genetically modified foods (GM foods), often called “ bioengineered foods” or “ transgenic foods,” continue to be a controversial topic of discussion.