September 16, 2016

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Agricultural R&D is on the move - Big shifts in where research and development in food and agriculture is carried out will shape future global food production (Nature)

September 13, 2016

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Plant science: Hybrid vigour characterized (Nature)

July 21, 2016

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Gene editing: Running with scissors (Nature)

July 14, 2016

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U.S. researchers and policymakers are now free to tackle the most-pressing GM issues - A US Senate decision on labelling genetically modified foods paves the way for a redirection of resources (Nature)

May 20, 2016

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The race to create super-crops - Old-fashioned breeding techniques are bearing more fruit than genetic engineering in developing hyper-efficient plants (Nature)

April 19, 2016

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Gene-edited CRISPR mushroom escapes US regulation - A fungus engineered with the CRISPR–Cas9 technique can be cultivated and sold without further oversight (Nature)

April 13, 2016

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Breeding controls - Scientists must help to inform regulators wrestling with how to handle the next generation of genetically engineered crop (Nature)

April 7, 2016

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Wild relatives of modern crops, and varieties that have fallen from common usage, contain traits that may be of great value to modern plant breeders. How can these valuable genetic resources be best maintained? (Nature)

March 11, 2016

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Policy: Reboot the debate on genetic engineering (Nature)

Nature special: CRISPR

Welcome to the CRISPR zoo - Birds and bees are just the beginning for a burgeoning technology (Nature)

February 10, 2016

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Genome-wide prediction models that incorporate de novo GWAS are a powerful new tool for tropical rice improvement (Nature)

January 28, 2016

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India needs home-grown GM food to stop starvation (Nature)

January 21, 2016

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Italian papers on genetically modified crops under investigation - Work that describes harm from crops was cited in Italian Senate hearing (Nature)

December 22, 2015

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Genome-editing revolution: My whirlwind year with CRISPR - Jennifer Doudna, a pioneer of the revolutionary genome-editing technology, reflects on how 2015 became the most intense year of her career — and what she's learnt (Nature)

December 16, 2015

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Crop conundrum - The EU should decide definitively whether gene-edited plants are covered by GM laws (Nature)

Europe’s genetically edited plants stuck in legal limbo - Scientists frustrated at delay in deciding if GM regulations apply to precision gene editing (Nature)

December 10, 2015

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US government approves transgenic chicken - The eggs of the genetically engineered animal contain an enzyme that can treat a rare disease (Nature)

December 3, 2015

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Agriculture: A new breed of edits - Genome editing allows much smaller changes to be made to DNA compared with conventional genetic engineering. In terms of agriculture, this might win over public and regulator opinion (Nature)

November 18, 2015

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Safety upgrade found for gene-editing technique - Tweak reduces chance of a mutation escaping into the wild, and can help to undo a mutation after it has spread (Nature)

November 12, 2015

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Six-layer structure for genomics and its applications (Nature)

CRISPR: A path through the thicket (Nature)

September 3, 2015

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Rejection of GM crops is not a failure for science (Nature)

August 14, 2015

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The emergence of agbiogenerics - Although the first major agbiotech product patent has expired, regulatory requirements could continue to allot a significant degree of control to the original right holder (Nature Biotechnology)

July 10, 2015

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First stress-tolerant soybean gets go-ahead in Argentina (Nature Biotechnology)

July 8, 2015

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Nitrogen-use efficiency: Transport solution in rice variations (Nature Plants)

July 7, 2015

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Plant denizens get the big-science treatment - Researchers seek holistic view of botanic ecosystems (Nature)

Geneticists reveal what makes great rice - Gene responsible for long grains and pleasing texture can now be bred into existing varieties without sacrificing yield (Nature)

June 10, 2015

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CRISPR, the disruptor - A powerful gene-editing technology is the biggest game changer to hit biology since PCR. But with its huge potential come pressing concerns (Nature)

The rise of Africa’s super vegetables - Long overlooked in parts of Africa, indigenous greens are now capturing attention for their nutritional and environmental benefits (Nature)