Kevin Folta

We've heard a lot in recent years about the harmful impacts of bullying, especially cyber-bullying aimed at children. But rarely ...

Many millions of words have been written about GMO crops. As a result, most people know they can now buy ...

The Impossible Burger has exploded in popularity across the US, with grocery stores and popular fast-food chains like Burger King ...

We can't eliminate hunger overnight, but this breakthrough cotton variety will combat a lot of needless suffering ...

Cotton production is a global industry. Grown by approximately 80 countries, the crop is primarily harvested for fiber to make ...

In recent years, Farm Aid's laudable effort to support US agriculture has morphed into a promotional event for organic food ...

Farmers need nitrogen fertilizer to maximize crop yields. Without it, our food supply would be nowhere near as abundant as ...

In 2015, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) published a monograph concluding that glyphosate, the active ingredient in ...

The tiny mosquito is a nuisance in the industrialized world, yet in developing countries it is a ruthless killer, spreading ...

Despite the endless stream of dramatic headlines and warnings from environmental activist groups, an overwhelming number of studies indicate that ...

Scientific misconduct is a serious problem in academia today. High-profile examples of data fabrication, falsification or plagiarism often generate lots ...

A research team developed an ingenious solution to a logistical public health problem—adding anti-HIV proteins to rice ...

The Scientific American article about "dying broccoli" and "toxic corn" drew wide criticism for its unreferenced and outright false indictment ...

Australia has welcomed the use of genetically engineered (GE) crops, and farmers have found particular benefit from broad acre canola ...

Genetically engineered microbes commonly manufacture our vitamins and amino acid supplements, but can they be supplements themselves? Zbiotics has developed ...

Agronomist and entrepreneur Robert Saik has a lifetime of experience in farming. For years, he has been a leading advocate ...

Dr. Brenda Eustace, director of discovery research at Vertex, joins plant geneticist Kevin Folta to discuss this promising treatment ...

Products move from producer to consumer through complicated networks called supply chains. These routes of custody involve many people and ...

The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is to blame for one of the worst public health crises the world has ever ...

Subsistence farmers in Bangladesh make a living by growing, harvesting and selling brinjal, or the fruit westerners know as eggplant ...

A drive toward The Everglades down US 98 between Yeehaw Junction and Belle Glade, FL takes you around the east ...

Economic growth fueled by market reforms has cut poverty in the developing world drastically over the last 30 years. But ...

Microbes surround us and enhance our lives in almost innumerable ways. These helpful micro-machines catalyze key reactions required to produce ...

Christine Burkard, assistant professor of infection and immunity at the Roslin Institute in Scotland, says her team has devised a ...

While Indian farmers have benefited tremendously from growing insect-resistant GMO cotton, the government has outlawed the cultivation of genetically engineered ...

Does the network get it right? Not even close, says Folta ...

Although dinosaurs are probably never coming back, the scenes from Jurassic Park are an extrapolation of actual research being performed ...

While technology is exploding in all areas of life, it has been slow to reach agriculture. Many old, unsustainable farming ...