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Two scientists at a table with two petri dishes of mold. One scientist opens a cloche revealing a meat-like patty made of koji mold.
Mold Burger: Coming Right Up
From the laboratory to the table, researchers cooked bioengineered fungi into a tempting patty.
Mold Burger: Coming Right Up
Mold Burger: Coming Right Up

From the laboratory to the table, researchers cooked bioengineered fungi into a tempting patty.

From the laboratory to the table, researchers cooked bioengineered fungi into a tempting patty.

GMO

Image of Alison Van Eenennaam holding a black calf in her arms as they pose for the camera.
Herding Innovation in Livestock
Laura Tran, PhD | Jun 14, 2024 | 9 min read
Alison Van Eenennaam uses genome-editing technologies to aid beef cattle production and animal welfare.
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First US Field Test of GM Mosquitoes Begins in Florida
Christie Wilcox, PhD | May 4, 2021 | 2 min read
After years of push back, the first batch of Oxitec’s engineered mosquitoes, designed to reduce population numbers, have been released in the Keys.
Using Genetics and Genomics to Improve Food Security
The Scientist | 1 min read
Pamela Ronald and Kan Wang will discuss how they enhance the yield and disease resistance of important crops.
Opinion: Europe Is Sinking Biotech—Again
Robert Paarlberg | Feb 1, 2021 | 3 min read
Scientifically groundless regulations could undercut the potential of gene-edited crops, much as they have with GMOs.
750 Million GM Mosquitoes Will Be Released in the Florida Keys
Lisa Winter | Aug 21, 2020 | 2 min read
There have been no reports of health or environmental harm in other locations where genetically modified mosquitoes have been introduced over the last decade.
An aerial view of a harvester in a cotton field
The Long Road to Edible Cottonseed
Shawna Williams | Oct 11, 2019 | 5 min read
The FDA recently cleared the way for marketing of the genetically modified product. Texas A&M’s Keerti Rathore speaks with The Scientist about why and how it was developed.
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Genome-Edited Hornless Cows’ Offspring Are Healthy: Study
Kerry Grens | Oct 9, 2019 | 2 min read
All six calves inherited the gene for preventing horn growth, but four also got a piece of the plasmid used to introduce the sequence to their dad—complicating regulatory approval.
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GM Mosquito Progeny Not Dying in Brazil: Study
Kerry Grens | Sep 17, 2019 | 2 min read
The biotech Oxitec had released the genetically engineered insects with the hope that they would breed with wild populations and produce offspring that die young. But that’s not always happening.
Gene Drive–Equipped Mosquitoes Released into Lab Environment
Jef Akst | Feb 20, 2019 | 2 min read
The large-scale experiments aim to test how the technology would fare in the wild, if deployed to knock down populations of the pests.
Opinion: What You Believe about “Science Denial” May Be All Wrong
Kari Fischer | Feb 11, 2019 | 4 min read
A recent meeting about the disconnect between scientific and public beliefs points to ways researchers can improve how they communicate with skeptics.
USDA Approves Edible Cotton
Jef Akst | Oct 29, 2018 | 2 min read
While farmers have the green light to grow the genetically engineered plant, FDA approval is still needed before the seeds are sold as food.
Japanese Authorities Recommend Not Regulating Gene Editing
Kerry Grens | Aug 22, 2018 | 1 min read
Unlike judges in the European Union, a government panel in Japan says transgenic modification and genome editing are not the same.
No Regulatory Exemption for Gene-Edited Products in EU 
Catherine Offord | Jul 25, 2018 | 2 min read
The European Court of Justice has decided that organisms made with precision techniques such as CRISPR will be subject to the same rules as transgenic plants or animals.
Bt Corn Associated with Higher Yields, Less Insecticide Use in Neighboring Fields
Shawna Williams | Mar 13, 2018 | 1 min read
An analysis of 40 years of data also finds declines in pest populations after the introduction of the GM crop.
Russian Sites Promote Anti-GMO Articles, Study Finds
Jim Daley | Feb 28, 2018 | 2 min read
RT and Sputnik publish stories about GMOs more often than US outlets, and typically portray them in a negative light.
EU Advisor Recommends Regulatory Exemption for Gene Editing
Catherine Offord | Jan 18, 2018 | 2 min read
Crops produced using mutagenic technologies such as CRISPR should generally be exempt from regulatory laws governing GMOs, according to the published opinion.
Insects Are Increasingly Evolving Resistance to Genetically Modified Crops
Ashley P. Taylor | Oct 13, 2017 | 2 min read
Plantings of non-GM refuges counter the development of resistance.
GM Mosquitoes Closer to Release in U.S.
Abby Olena, PhD | Oct 13, 2017 | 4 min read
The EPA is now in charge of regulating the use of Oxitec’s strain of Aedes aegypti, genetically engineered to reduce populations of the insects.
Texas Considers GM Mosquitoes
Kerry Grens | Mar 28, 2017 | 1 min read
In an effort to prevent the spread of Zika virus, Harris County officials are in discussions with Oxitec to release insects engineered to produce short-lived offspring.
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