Legislation which allows precision plant breeding passed its final hurdle in Parliament on Tuesday 25 February, paving the way for a wider uptake of gene ...

"Traditional plant breeding and genetic modification take ... "This is exciting because with further improvement, the technology could potentially be used in the future to produce new crop ...

As global food demand continues to increase, effective pest control remains one of agriculture's most pressing challenges.

Boosted breeding tech means both parents pass on their entire genome to their offspring, says Ohalo CEO Dave Friedberg.

New genomic techniques can increase food security and mitigate climate change effects. EU rules aim to regulate these plant ...

Avalo—a startup deploying interpretable artificial intelligence to develop climate resilient crops—has raised a $11 million ...

The NFU has welcomed the introduction of secondary legislation to bring forward the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill. The Bill gained Royal Assent in March 2023 and marks a significant ...

An animal geneticist told Kansas cattle producers recently that a gene editing technique is a safe option for shortening the ...

So, to complement plant breeding, scientists have developed new ... Like, thanks to DNA-sequencing technology, we’re able to identify the specific genes that cause certain traits, and target ...

A study led by scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research in Cologne has shown that the ability to suppress plant immune responses is shared among many of the bacteria ...