Why Indian farmers lust after genetically modified eggplant When you're going broke spraying pesticides that don't work, built-in resistance to nasty bugs starts looking mighty attractive.

A crop of genetically engineered brinjal, or eggplant, has been identified in northern India. The country has banned cultivation of genetically modified food crops since 2010; the only such crop ...

Eggplant has always had a dodgy reputation, ... Bt eggplants will likely hit your tastebuds in 2009, and are the first GMO to come to Southeast Asia. Are they safe? Cornell reports: ...

The eggplant had been genetically modified by introducing a gene called cry1Ac from the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis, or Bt. The gene instructs the plant to produce a protein toxic to certain ...

The already-explosive politics surrounding genetically-modified (GM) eggplant (brinjal) in India is getting still more explosive with a government agency's decision to prosecute the developers of ...

NEW DELHI—India put on ice its plans to allow the commercial cultivation of genetically modified eggplant after facing opposition from states and environmental groups, in a case that has been ...

Bangladesh has approved commercial cultivation of genetically modified eggplant resistant to insect damage, marking a significant breakthrough after seven years of research.

Examples of anti-GMO sentiment are present around the world--from the suspension of an approved genetically modified eggplant in India to the strict regulations on GM crops in Europe.

MUMBAI, India — India halted the release of the world’s first genetically modified eggplant today, saying further study needed to be done to guarantee consumer safety before it would allow ...