Soil and the human gut contain approximately the same number of active microorganisms,
while human gut microbiome diversity is only 10% that of soil biodiversity and has …

During the efficient genetic transformation of plants with the gene of interest, some
selectable marker genes are also used in order to identify the transgenic plant cells or …

Multiple lines of transgenic rice expressing insecticidal genes from the bacterium Bacillus
thuringiensis (Bt) have been developed in China, posing the prospect of increases in …

This commentary is a face-to-face debate between two almost opposite positions regarding
the application of genetic engineering in agriculture and food production. Seven questions …

Pollen-mediated gene flow is the major pathway for transgene escape from GM rice to its
wild relatives. Transgene escape to wild Oryza species having AA-genome will occur if GM …

Genetic studies in mushrooms, driven by innovations such as CRISPR-Cas9 genome
editing and RNA interference, transform our understanding of these enigmatic fungi and …

Precise genome editing is a quantum leap in the field of plant sciences. Clustered regularly
interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) and its associated Cas9 protein have …

Sweeteners: Nutritional Aspects, Applications, and Production Technology explores all
essential aspects of sugar-based, natural non-sugar-based, and artificial sweeteners. The …

The rapid progress of transgenic biotechnology has significantly promoted the development
and production of genetically modified (GM) crops. The extensive global cultivation of GM …

Plant viruses pose a serious threat to agricultural production and incur enormous costs to
growers each year, both directly, in the form of yield and quality loss, and indirectly, in the …