LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Genetically modified crops don't hurt humans. In fact, they can help. That was the message from five University of Nebraska researchers and professors who spoke at a citizen's ...

LOS ANGELES — Planting genetically modified, pest-resistant corn can provide a halo effect — offering protection from insects to nearby corn plants that have not been engineered to kill bugs, ...

Twenty years ago, scientists only theorized they could modify the genetic makeup of living organisms. Biotechnology's possible applications were even more abstract. - Rice that can wipe out childhood ...

Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber (D) signed into law a bill preventing county governments from banning genetically modified crops. In a special session convened to deal with a wide range of issues, the ...

On behalf of the organization Preserving the Integrity of Napa's Agriculture (P.I.N.A.), and the members it represents, I am writing to thank Vallerga's Market for beginning to label food products on ...

On a list of the most controversial topics in science, genetically modified organisms would easily be close to the top. Concerns about their safety and effect on naturally bred species continue to ...

As home gardeners in the U.S. page through seed catalogs and pick out their favorite heirlooms, there's a new seed that has never been available to them before: a tomato the color of a concord grape ...