Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has backed his support for genetic modification (GM techniques with a £6.3M ($9.8m grant for research led by t

The Costa Rican banana industry has regained its share of export sales in recent years and is now marketing in 35 different nations.

Genetic modification (GM could be used to produce flatulence-free sprouts, according to Rothamsted Research centre in Hertfordshire.

The University of Sydney will today launch a $20 million multidisciplinary research centre dedicated to tackling problems of food security and environ