Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Not every rose has its thorn, thanks to gene editing. James Satterlee, CC BY-SA As any avid gardener will tell you, plants with ...

A Nicotiana plant shows spotty photobleaching of leaves thanks to gene editing accomplished with a virus. The new technique allows edited traits to be passed to the next generation while avoiding some ...

You have probably heard that many plants have the ability to purify indoor air. Spider Plant, Peace Lily, Aloe Vera, Snake Plant, Boston Fern, and Chrysanthemums are all known for their air ...

Purdue Biologist Stanton B. Gelvin explained how Agrobacterium moves DNA into wounded plant cells, and why cracking that “black box” matters for agriculture during a seminar Wednesday afternoon at the ...

The Neo P1 starts at $179, roughly five to ten times the price of a normal pothos plant. C.O.T / a.collectionRF via Getty Images From snake plants to ferns, much of the greenery that adorns living ...

Question: As a Master Gardener, I'm disheartened your article on pest control is promoting GMO plants as a means of pest control for home gardens. Answer: As a former instructor of Master Gardeners, I ...

The Non-GMO Project recently reassured its Twitter followers that seedless watermelon is not genetically modified. The only problem is that this delicious summer treat is a "GMO"—and it undermines the ...

The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday approved the use of the weed killer dicamba on genetically modified soybeans ...

Genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, tend to have a poor reputation. Play a word association game with GMOs and people often think along the lines of gross mutations, unhealthy food, and overall ...