What are Living Modified Organisms (LMOs)? Living Modified Organisms (LMOs) are organisms whose genetic material has been altered using modern biotechnology techniques, such as genetic engineering.

An ad hoc committee appointed by the National Academies to explore heritable genetic modifications of food animals. This committee will address methods for heritable genetic modifications and identify ...

MISSOURI, USA — A deadly virus has financially devastated the global pig and pork industry for decades. Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) virus was first discovered in the U.S. in ...

NEAR BLACKSBURG, Va. — It's a crisp, clear winter day as I drive down a winding two-lane road through the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in southwest Virginia and turn onto an unmarked gravel ...

New Delhi: The world’s first genome-edited rice varieties, developed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), mark a leap towards a new generation of climate-resilient crops. Not only do ...

The Director-General of the National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency, Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha, has assured Nigerian farmers that modern biotechnology, including genetically modified ...

A committee-supported project or activity that has been completed and for which output dissemination has begun. Its committee has been disbanded and closeout procedures are underway. An ad hoc ...