At the end of March, an international team of scientists, including researchers from the Center for Research in Agricultural Genomics, Barcelona, Spain, Sequentia Biotech SL, Spain, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China and the University of Linnaeus, Kalmar , Sweden, published an article in Plant Journal regarding the role of the …
Researchers at the University of Arizona have found a promising way to prevent the loss of millions of tons of crops to a fungus each year, offering the potential to dramatically improve food security, especially in developing countries. The team’s approach uses transgenic corn plants that produce small RNA molecules …
The Environmental Protection Agency of the United States (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)) approved the cultivation of three new varieties of GMO potatoes developed by the Idaho-based company J.R. Simplot Co., which are resistant to the fungus causing late blight in potatoes. According to the company, the developed GMO potatoes …
