Enclosed by mesh fences and walls sits a lone rice paddy stretching out across 1,100 square meters in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture. This isolated space on the grounds of the National Agriculture and ...
This photo provided by PorMedTec Co. shows a surrogate pig pregnant with genetically modified piglets with organs suitable for human transplantation. TOKYO -- A Japanese research team announced on Nov ...
Interestingly, scientists have been up to some weird stuff over the years, and thanks to them, people can now buy a ...
It has been over a decade since China first granted approval for the commercial production of insect-resistant cotton and disease-resistant papaya. But while many of the world's top crop-producing ...
Despite solidifying its position as a leader in biotechnology in Southeast Asia, regulatory hurdles stemming from legal woes hampered the adoption of genetically modified crops in the country. “The ...
Two vaccines against malaria have been rolled out in some countries in Africa. Besides vaccines, scientists have been using genetically altered mosquitoes to stop the spread of malaria. One is the ...
MANILA -- The Philippines has become the first country to approve the commercial production of genetically modified, nutrient-enriched Golden Rice, sparking safety worries even as the government tries ...
A genetically modified pig lung remained viable and functional over a period of 9 days after being transplanted into a human recipient who had been declared brain dead, according to research published ...
Overcoming water and food stress will be a big challenge for India as it becomes a Viksit Bharat. As India charts its path ...
A genetically modified pig lung was transplanted into a brain-dead man and functioned for nine days, according to a newly published report. There has been some recent success transplanting pig kidneys ...
The British company Oxitec, in partnership with Australia's CSIRO, has announced plans to release genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes in Queensland. The initiative aims to reduce transmission of the ...