Transgenic engineering can be either natural or induced. A recent paper (Kyndt et al 2015 Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences 112: 5844) documents the natural transfer of …

With some 20,000 kinds of plants in the world classified as weeds, and no demonstrations of the predicted “super weeds,” this seems an argument of no practical value. The excessive use of …

Why transgenic plants are not allowed to be certified “organic,” considering the fact that they are environmentally friendly and have the potential to cut back profoundly on pesticide applications …

First, if the transgenic trait of interest and the marker gene are delivered in different genomic locations, for example, traditional plant breeding can segregate those plants that contain only …

The 10 genetically modified crops available today: alfalfa, apples, canola, corn (field and sweet), cotton, papaya, potatoes, soybeans, squash and sugar beets.

In making transgenic plants, the gene of interest inserted into a plant genome must include a promoter to allow this gene to be switched “on” or transcribed. One of the most common …

Scientists are eager about the potential for non-browning transgenic plants to serve as a possible solution towards the food waste situation. In 2019, researchers successfully inserted the non …

Genetically modified organism (GMO) is commonly used to describe any of these terms and vice versa: genetic modification (GM), GM seeds, biotechnology, biotech seeds, genetic …

A: In plant biotechnology, marker genes, also frequently called “selectable markers,” are used to identify plants in which a transgenic trait has been successfully inserted. A good example of a …

in mutagenized plants than in transgenic plants [21]. Unlike transgenic lines, mutagenized lines are not subjected to food safety assessment in the EU. None of these published assessments …