Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are living things that have had their genetic code artificially altered by scientists by inserting genetic code from another organism into their DNA. It’s still a ...

"Biotechnology's been around almost since the beginning of time. It's the cavemen saving seeds of a high-yielding plant. It's Gregor Mendel, the father of genetics, cross-pollinating his garden peas.

Walk down the aisles of your local supermarket and you'll find floor-to-ceiling shelves packed with food boasting nutritional benefits: whole grains in cereals, omega-3s in eggs, lycopene—that ...

(AP) Genetically modified foods have been around for years, but most people in the United States have no idea if they are eating them. The Food and Drug Administration says such foods don’t need to be ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine just issued a book-length report, strongly reaffirming what American and European scientists have long said: Food from genetically ...

If you eat rice, corn, potatoes or papaya, or cook with canola oil, genetically modified foods could be a larger part of your diet than you realize. Genetically modified (GM) foods are those that have ...

NEW YORK -- President Trump wants to make it easier for genetically engineered plants and animals to enter the food supply, and he signed an executive order Tuesday directing federal agencies to ...

We’ve put “plastic or paper” to rest, but that doesn’t mean our choices at the grocery store are getting any simpler. We’ve put “plastic or paper” to rest, but that doesn’t mean our choices at the ...

Many people avoid “GMOs” at the grocery store, instead selecting foods labeled non-GMO or the organic versions of items from apples to oats, as they are worried about ingesting genetically modified ...

The jury is still out on what long-term effects genetically modified foods will have on the human body. “I don’t think all of it is bad,” said Dr. Jason Knight of Maricopa Medical Center. “I think ...

DENVER (AP) — Colorado lawmakers Thursday rejected a proposal that would have required genetically engineered food to be labeled, amid fears that the mandate would burden farmers and raise food prices ...