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 ...

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If you’re worried about pollutants or chemical attacks, you could surround your home with sophisticated (and expensive) detectors. In a few years, you might be able to do the job with specially ...

Plants, genetically modified to ease the breaking down of their woody material, could be the key to a cheaper and greener way of making ethanol, according to researchers who add that the approach ...

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Farmers have been trying to minimize the impacts of crop pests for thousands of years. Insects, nematodes, bacteria, fungi, and viruses can cause massive destruction of important crops, and this ...

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Scientists have successfully bioengineered an important protein in plants to increase the yield of oil from their fruits and seeds -- a holy grail for the global agri-food industry. Their ...

(THE CONVERSATION) As any avid gardener will tell you, plants with sharp thorns and prickles can leave you looking like you’ve had a run-in with an angry cat. Wouldn’t it be nice to rid plants of ...

Risks and rewards The introduction of genetically modified plants into the consumer market brings with it both exciting opportunities and potential challenges. With genetically edited plants in the ...