Using gene-editing technology, scientists and start-ups are aiming to provide electricity-free illumination.

Gene drives—a genetic engineering approach that quickly spreads specific genetic changes throughout a population, whether to ...

With plants that look right out of Avatar, cities might soon be lit by glowing foliage instead of streetlamps.

As an avid gardener will tell you, plants with sharp thorns and prickles can leave you looking like you’ve had a run-in with an angry cat. Wouldn’t it be nice to rid plants of their prickles entirely ...

While some scientists argue that agricultural gene editing regulations are overly restrictive, a new paper from the University of Adelaide emphasises the importance of clear regulations to ensure new ...

Cheongho (left) and Haninjin (right) are both plants of the Artemisia genus and are difficult to distinguish by the naked eye ...

1. Amichai Berman (School of Plant Sciences and Food Security at Tel Aviv University), the PhD student leading the research. Researchers: “Genetic editing in crop plants is a complex process. Our ...

Scientists in China have developed genetically engineered plants that glow in the dark by transferring light-producing genes ...

A molecular biologist at the Salk Institute shows me a greenhouse full of plants that use a photosynthesis called C4. Plants with that kind of operating system are better suited to thrive in dry and ...

Thorns in different plant species have always been an interesting subject for botanists. Be it rose plants or cactus, they ...

A study reveals that altered expression of a key gene led to the loss of perennial traits in cultivated rice, opening ...