FARGO, N.D. -- Twenty years after scientists at North Dakota State University were among the first to conduct genetically modified potato research trials in the U.S., J.R. Simplot Co. has received U.S ...

On the face of it, the new potato varieties called "Innate" seem attractive. If you peel the brown skin off their white flesh, you won't find many unsightly black spots. And when you fry them, you'll ...

The phrase “natural GM” is designed by the research group behind the discovery to be headline grabbing. Nonetheless, the discovery is of interest. Scientists unexpectedly found foreign DNA sequences ...

Transferring one species to another is how to create genetically modified organisms, or GMOs. This creates something not ...

Potatoes that won't bruise and apples that won't brown are a step closer to grocery store aisles, but some food suppliers say they don't want any part of it and others are staying silent. The Food and ...

Researchers from the U.S., Indonesia and Bangladesh are embracing genetic engineering in hopes of increasing food security. The team is creating a genetically-engineered potato to fight the late ...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Three types of potatoes genetically engineered to resist the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine are safe for the environment and safe to eat, federal officials announced.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European regulators are pushing ahead with plans to allow farmers to grow a genetically modified (GMO) potato but focusing first on its use in feed and non-food industries due to ...

WASHINGTON >> With recent government approval of potatoes that don’t bruise and apples that don’t brown, a new generation of genetically modified foods is headed to grocery shelves. What could be next ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved two types of genetically engineered potatoes that resist the pathogens which caused the Irish potato famine. J.R. Simplot Co., the company that ...

People have been farming — and eating — a GMO for thousands of years without knowing it. Scientists have found genes from bacteria in sweet... The first genetically modified crop wasn't made by a ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU environment ministers will rekindle Europe's simmering row on genetically modified (GMO) foods next month when they tackle three different strands of the debate, including ...