I was recently trolled on social media for a “too-perfect” photo of Sasha’s Altai heirloom tomatoes. Given their origins in ...

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) last month signed off on approval that will soon allow people in the US to purchase seeds and grow genetically modified purple tomatoes.

For example, the first genetically modified food product — a tomato introduced to the public in 1994 as the “Flavr Savr” — had two genes added. One conferred antibiotic resistance ...

The tomato was developed from a plant that was poisonous ... Another reason that people might consider genetically modified foods to be unnatural has to do with an idea that all living things, ...

By excluding all tomatoes not fitting the simplest genetic ... misconception that technical documentation and data on genetically modified products are unavailable. The most novel and moving ...

Common GMO foods include corn, soybeans, potatoes, and papaya. The first genetically modified food was a tomato, introduced in 1994. Since then, the controversy around genetically modified ...

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A report Thursday claimed the system for regulating genetically-modified (GM) foods has loopholes that allow manufacturers to market the products with little government oversight.

Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are organisms that have had their DNA altered through genetic engineering, usually to add positive attributes. They have become a hot topic of debate ...

“We have identified a pathway to really significantly improve the flavor of tomatoes.” Klee and his colleagues sequenced the genomes of tomato varieties from grocery store dissapointers to cherries, ...