GMO

Genetically modified foods have been on supermarket shelves since the 1990s, but they’ve only required a label for the last year. The USDA says implementation and compliance with the program have been “successful,” while experts suggest consumers aren’t noticing the labels.

People who most intensely oppose genetically modified food think they know a lot about food science, but actually know the least, according to a peer...

To prove that a new-gene editing technology could be used to alter the cassava plant, scientists in the St. Louis suburbs zeroed in on a gene used to…

The world’s largest seed companies have their eye trained on Africa’s farming industry. A few, including St. Louis-based Monsanto, see drought-resistant…

St. Louis developers of genetically-modified organisms have called into question a New York Times report that compares the yields of genetically modified…

Monsanto has acquired a license to engineer crops using the revolutionary gene editing technique known as CRISPR-Cas9. The tool is considered more…

GMOs -- genetically modified organisms -- are not exactly a controversial subject at the Ag Innovation Showcase.The three-day annual event is the place…

Twenty years ago, less than 10 percent of corn and soybean acres in the United States were planted with genetically engineered seeds, the type of…

Missouri Botanical Garden visitors were greeted by flashes of color even before they saw Chinese lantern displays Saturday morning. About 70 anti-Monsanto…

Mary-Dell Chilton pioneered the field of genetic engineering in agriculture.She has spent most of her decades-long career working for Syngenta, where she…