For centuries, farmers have bred plants for traits such as taste, resilience and yield. The development of Next-Generation Sequencing, a visual technology, utilizing fluorescence imaging to explore ...

Cibus, Inc. announced significant advancements in its gene editing technology, particularly the establishment of production standards for its proprietary RTDS gene editing system, which enables the ...

AI-driven plant breeding accelerates trait identification for climate adaptation and food security, but risks inequality and environmental harm. Democratic control of these technologies are vital for ...

Scientists have developed a new method that allows them to predict the final size of a plant while it is still a seedling. Thanks to this method, which is based on the knowledge that a set of genes is ...

To talk about how plant breeding can help us unlock a more sustainable future, I reached out to my colleague Dr. Rita Mumm. Dr. Mumm is a scientist, educator and entrepreneur who has spent her career ...

Faster breeding brings climate-adapted, high-yielding, robust varieties to the fields more quickly. These varieties have greater tolerance to drought or heat, for example. This increases yield ...

A University of California, Berkeley professor stands at the front of the room, delivering her invited talk about the potential of genetic engineering. Her audience, full of organic farming advocates, ...

Resistance breeding is an important strategy for reducing crop losses caused by disease. The innate immune system allows plants to recognize their pathogens, often providing strong levels of ...

A team of scientists led by a horticulture professor who leads a pome fruit (apples and pears) breeding program, found that public plant breeding programs are seeing decreases in funding and personnel ...

Anyone who has sampled a pink-fleshed, flavorless, store-bought tomato can tell you that taste isn’t exactly our food system’s No. 1 priority. That’s why chefs could contribute a lot to the world of ...

VIB and UGent scientists have developed a new method which allows them to predict the final size of a plant while it is still a seedling. Thanks to this method, which is based on the knowledge that a ...