On March 14, 2025, EU Member States agreed in the European Council on a common position to move forward with development of new rules for certain genetically modified plants generated using modern ...

In an agricultural advancement, scientists have deciphered the genetic underpinnings of watermelon chromosomal translocations, the key to cultivating fruits with fewer seeds. The global demand for ...

AI-driven plant breeding accelerates trait identification for climate adaptation and food security, but risks inequality and environmental harm. Democratic control of these technologies are vital for ...

Modern veterinary practices have proven instrumental to the Nigerian horse breeding industry, with traditional methods being relied upon predominantly before this breakthrough. Today, modern ...

Innovative plant breeding programmes using safe and proven nuclear techniques are vital for enhancing food security and sustainable agriculture. For nearly 60 years, the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of ...

Precision breeding, including techniques such as gene editing, is one of the core disciplines that researchers at Norwich Research Park have been employing for many years in their bid to help solve ...

In the face of climate change, apple breeding programs need innovative ways to select cultivars that can thrive under diverse conditions. A recent study demonstrates how integrating genomic data with ...

Today, member states' representatives (Coreper) endorsed the Council's negotiating mandate on the regulation on plants obtained by new genomic techniques (NGTs) and their food and feed. The proposal ...

Beekeepers lose between 30% and 40% of their colonies annually, mostly to parasites and pathogens. Losses during one bad year in Indiana reached 60%. “The traditional methods of bee breeding have been ...

The Joint FAO/IAEA Plant Breeding and Genetics Laboratory leads global efforts to develop robust crop varieties using nuclear techniques, including ...

Embryo rescue is a pivotal technique in modern seedless grape breeding, overcoming the natural barriers of embryo abortion and developmental arrest that commonly hinder the production of seedless ...