Nature plants review explores the current state and future of CRISPR technology in crops, suggesting applications beyond gene editing

When the gene is turned off, field-grown elite hybrids yield 4.6 bushels more per acre on average than standard plants

Monocultures are increasing worldwide, taking up more land than ever

Although the prototype is nowhere near as fast or efficient as a human worker, it demonstrates how the use of robotics in agriculture might be expanded

Research reveals that the level and type of methane-producing microbes in a cow is largely controlled by the cow’s genetic makeup

Inclusion of a parameter that measures an animal's capacity to transmit its genetic traits resulted in gains of up to 16 percent compared with a traditional method of selection

'High-tech' framing may be driving negative attitudes toward cultured meat

Unit provides a versatile and flexible system for vacuum extraction in a busy laboratory

New high-performance, cost-effective PACE SNP assays will lower the cost and improve the reliability of SNP or indel screening

Ever-increasing food waste represents an emerging threat to the economic and environmental sustainability of the US food system