The genes that could help the world's crops survive drought, heat, and disease probably already exist. But much of this genetic diversity remains hidden within ancient plant varieties and forgotten ...

A research team led by Professor Toshihiko Eki of the Department of Applied Chemistry and Life Science, Toyohashi University of Technology and others used DNA metabarcoding to analyze changes in the ...

Crop circles have fascinated and perplexed people for decades, sparking debates and theories ranging from natural phenomena to extraterrestrial artistry. As new evidence and theories emerge, the ...

Much of the U.S. supply of ordinary crop seeds has become contaminated with strands of engineered DNA, suggesting that current methods for segregating gene-altered seed plants from traditional ...

These approaches, collectively known as T-DNA-free genome editing, allow scientists to modify crop traits while avoiding the persistent transgenic sequences often associated with conventional CRISPR ...