GMOs

Is the genetically engineered chestnut tree an act of ecological restoration or a threat to wild forests?

Alison Van Eenennaam has spent the last decade explaining gene editing to critics who find fear more compelling than data. Is anybody listening?

A rule requiring companies to disclose genetically modified ingredients is being finalized this week.

The Zika virus outbreak in the Americas hits on the things that risk-perception researchers know worry people most. Will that be enough to overcome people's fears about genetically modified mosquitoes?

Only one movement has science to back it.

It's normal and natural to be disgusted by GMOs, but that doesn't mean it's right.

A new generation of biotechnology crops designed to appeal to consumers is likely to radically change the controversy over GMOs.

How the rhetoric of disgust undermines responsible food choices.

A new study highlights the need for a new kind of public outreach, as well as stronger science education.

Do we owe every comfort and balm of our modern age to experiments that skirt the edges of what we believe is right and good?