FARGO, N.D. -- Twenty years after scientists at North Dakota State University were among the first to conduct genetically modified potato research trials in the U.S., J.R. Simplot Co. has received U.S ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved two types of genetically engineered potatoes that resist the pathogens which caused the Irish potato famine. J.R. Simplot Co., the company that ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European regulators are pushing ahead with plans to allow farmers to grow a genetically modified (GMO) potato but focusing first on its use in feed and non-food industries due to ...

Israeli molecular farm startup Polopo is scaling its first sample batch of patatin (potato protein) from genetically modified potatoes to meet the global demand for egg replacements and meat and dairy ...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Three types of potatoes genetically engineered to resist the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine are safe for the environment and safe to eat, federal officials announced.

Michigan State University potato breeder Dave Douches has genetically finessed a breed that will store longer, stay fresher and even make potato chips taste better, researchers said. Which means, ...

BOISE (AP) | The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved commercial planting of a potato that is genetically modified to resist bruising and to produce less of a chemical that has caused cancer in ...

AMES, Iowa – New research from an Iowa State University economist found consumers were willing to spend more for genetically modified potato products with reduced levels of a chemical compound linked ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU environment ministers will rekindle Europe's simmering row on genetically modified (GMO) foods next month when they tackle three different strands of the debate, including ...

BOISE, Idaho • Potatoes that won't bruise and apples that won't brown are a step closer to grocery store aisles. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the genetically engineered foods, ...

The decision by the U.K. Parliament to relax rules around the planting of some genetically modified crops in Britain is being celebrated this week in an excellent Observer editorial published by ...