Earth's biodiversity is in crisis. An imminent "sixth mass extinction" threatens beloved and important wildlife. It also threatens to reduce the amount of genetic diversity—or variation—within species ...

With a new generation of fast and affordable gene sequencers, researchers are better equipped than ever to tackle Earth’s ...

Goldenberries taste like a cross between pineapple and mango, pack the nutritional punch of a superfood, and are increasingly ...

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 ...

Gene-edited goldenberries clear USDA review, moving closer to farms. Compact plants solve farming challenges for this ...

On the sunbaked fields of Southern Spain, a new kind of maize is growing. It looks like any other crop - but inside, it holds technology that could transform the future of agriculture. Changing ...

Humans love to play with their food—in fact, we’ve been doing it for thousands of years. In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we explore how we’ve learned to manipulate plant genetics, from ...

Recent genetic research could be used to produce plants without prickles, making it easier for gardeners to pluck roses without getting jabbed. KADImages via Getty Images Every rose has its thorns, ...

Iowa State engineers, left to right, Connor Thorpe and Shan Jiang helped invent the "Flow Guiding Barrel," which improves gene gun performance for the genetic modification of plants. Jiang is holding ...

Gene editing of plants enabled the production of more nutritionally rich rice and fortified tomatoes. But these innovations have often come about only through long, painstaking work. This process ...

Ikoma, Japan—Throughout evolution, plants have continuously adapted to survive in changing environments. Apart from complex structural changes, plants have also developed various defense strategies ...