Colorado State University scientists are designing gene “circuits” that control specific plant characteristics

Scientists peel helpful and harmful properties of a natural substance apart, harnessing the “sugar code” that lets viruses enter cells

Gulfsnow, a new peach variety developed by ARS and collaborators, will produce attractive fruit with less winter chilling

For centuries, humans have been playing with yeast. But these simple fungal cells usually do their jobs — making bread rise or converting sugar into alcohol — without having to communicate or work together.

Researchers call for a fast and flexible regulatory response to the synthesis of morphine in genetically engineered yeast strains.

Combining chromosomes from different organisms started as soon as someone created a hybrid. “In natural breeding,” says geneticist Kulvinder S. Gill of Washington State University in Pullman, “we transfer genes through hybridization—transferring pollen from one plant to another.” He adds, “It can, for example, be pollen from wheat to rye or rye to wheat.”

Anti-GMO messages strongly appeal to particular intuitions and emotions

Scientists design bacteria reliant upon synthetic amino acids to contain genetically modified organisms.

It’s ‘survival of the fittest’ as bacteria colonies pump out chemicals faster than ever.

Breakthrough in genetic engineering could advance study of arrhythmias and heart conduction, say researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center.