Biotechnology

EU top court rules new breeding techniques count as GMOs
Jul 25, 2018

EU top court rules new breeding techniques count as GMOs

The European Union's top court has ruled that a series of new biotechnology breeding techniques should fall under the EU's GMO rules of safety checks and labeling, even if some exemptions may apply...

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$1.5B settlement in suit over Syngenta modified corn seed
Mar 13, 2018

$1.5B settlement in suit over Syngenta modified corn seed

A $1.5 billion settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit against Swiss agribusiness giant Syngenta over its introduction of a genetically engineered corn seed...

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Settlement reached in suit over Syngenta modified corn seed
Mar 13, 2018

Settlement reached in suit over Syngenta modified corn seed

A Swiss agribusiness giant has agreed to a $1.5 billion settlement in a lawsuit over its introduction of a genetically engineered corn seed...

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Scientists successfully clone monkeys; are humans up next?
Jan 25, 2018

Scientists successfully clone monkeys; are humans up next?

The primate barrier has been broken: For the first time, scientists have successfully created monkeys by using the cloning technique that produced Dolly the sheep. Are humans up next?...

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Gene therapy for rare form of blindness wins US approval
Dec 19, 2017

Gene therapy for rare form of blindness wins US approval

U.S. health officials approve gene therapy that can restore the sight of patients with a rare form of inherited blindness...

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AP Exclusive: US scientists try 1st gene editing in the body
Nov 15, 2017

AP Exclusive: US scientists try 1st gene editing in the body

American scientists for the first time have tried editing a gene inside the body in hope of curing a disease....

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Syngenta settles US farmer lawsuits in China corn trade case
Sep 26, 2017

Syngenta settles US farmer lawsuits in China corn trade case

Swiss agribusiness giant Syngenta has agreed to settle tens of thousands of US lawsuits by farmers over the company's introduction of a genetically engineered corn seed variety before China approved i...

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European court sides with Italian farmer pushing GM crops
Sep 13, 2017

European court sides with Italian farmer pushing GM crops

The European Union court has ruled in favor of an Italian activist farmer who has defied his nation's laws by planting genetically modified corn...

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US clears first 'living drug' for tough childhood leukemia
Aug 30, 2017

US clears first 'living drug' for tough childhood leukemia

Opening a new era in cancer care, the Food and Drug Administration has approved the first treatment that genetically engineers patients' own blood cells into an army of assassins to seek and destroy c...

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Canada OKs Idaho company's genetically engineered potatoes
Aug 3, 2017

Canada OKs Idaho company's genetically engineered potatoes

Canadian officials say three types of potatoes genetically engineered by an Idaho company to resist the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine are safe for the environment and safe to eat...

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