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.

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

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?

China’s state grain reserves have been contaminated by illegal, genetically modified rice, according to an investigation by Greenpeace.

Implanting tiny plastic scaffolds seeded with genetically engineered stem cells reduced organ damage and led to better cardiac function after a heart attack.

The passionate seem more driven to act, but how much can they skew the reality of the situation? In this case, quite a lot, it appears.

Scientists have developed a transgenic (GM) mosquito that is completely immune to infection by the primary malaria-causing parasite in humans. Their findings maybe used as part of a strategy to combat malaria.

Who would have thought there could be serious ethical issues with induced pluripotent stem cells – or iPSC.

Genes that protect arctic bacteria from the cold have been inserted into a bacterial pathogen that, when injected into mice, produce a protective immune response before dying from body’s heat.