Biotechnology These Are Not Your Father’s GMOs A new wave of gene-edited crops are dodging regulators, and they’re about to reach stores. by Antonio Regalado 2017-12-19T00:00:00-05:00
Biotechnology GM Apples That Don’t Brown to Reach U.S. Shelves This Fall Can genetic modification appeal to consumers? A new apple will test the market. by Andrew Rosenblum 2017-10-07T00:00:00-04:00
Biotechnology Super-Fast-Growing GM Plants Could Yield the Next Green Revolution Scientists have used genetic engineering to make plants that grow 20 percent larger. by Antonio Regalado 2016-11-17T17:40:00-05:00
Business Impact Bayer Buys In to Monsanto’s Vision of High-Tech Agriculture Will the proposed deal help feed the world, or will it just cut investment in farm R&D? by Antonio Regalado 2016-09-15T16:46:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Get Ready for GMO Labels on Foods Congress wants you to know if biotech corn is in that box of cereal. by Mike Orcutt 2016-07-08T16:19:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Monsanto Cultivates a Rose That Doesn’t Wilt New advances in biotechnology could keep your flowers in bloom longer. by Antonio Regalado 2016-05-30T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Washington Grapples with a Thorny Question: What Is a GMO Anyway? New approaches to generating crop varieties are making it hard for policymakers to know what to regulate. by Mike Orcutt 2016-05-26T00:00:00-04:00
Connectivity The True Magic of Magic Leap, and Other Comments from Readers Top comments on our stories from the past week, collected from our website and social media platforms. by MIT TR Editors 2016-04-24T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Here Come the Unregulated GMOs New foods like a mushroom altered with CRISPR gene editing are falling outside the purview of regulators. by Antonio Regalado 2016-04-15T17:25:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2016: Precise Gene Editing in Plants CRISPR offers an easy, exact way to alter genes to create traits such as disease resistance and drought tolerance. by David Talbot 2016-02-23T00:00:00-05:00