Swinburne Uni is supporting two research projects investigating bioplastics: one into the use of ingredients from renewable sources, the other into the properties of biopolymers that determine their ‘compostability’.

UK Scientists have sequenced the entire wheat genome and will make the DNA data available to crop breeders to help them select key agricultural traits for breeding.

In parallel to the Would you like some gene tech with that? event was a Tweet-fest elaborating on and taking tangents different to what was happening in the Science Exchange.

US researchers have identified in living plants the set of proteins that help them withstand water stress.

Growing meat in large vats of culture is just one solution proposed in a series of 21 papers published by the Royal Society investigating the issue of food security.

A discussion with Professor Keith Campbell, School of Biosciences, Division of Animal Physiology, University of Nottingham

Three GM crops, three days, a thousand opinions, some overworked vocal cords and four sore feet. The votes are in.

A genetically modified (GM) crop has been found thriving in the wild for the first time in the United States.

UK statistics reveal a 10% rise in the use of genetically modified animals for research, scientists appear to be divided about their usefulness

With plenty of food why do 1 billion people still go hungry or are malnourished? By 2050 we will have another 3 billion people. What is sustainable intensification and where does science fit into this picture?