Calgene’s FlavrSavr tomato was the first GMO food crop to be approved for commercial production by the USDA in 1992. The seeds’ genetically engineered properties are referred to as “traits ...

The FDA approved the sale of the salmon in the U.S. in 2015, marking the first time a genetically modified animal was approved for sale in the U.S. The Flavr Savr tomato was the first commercially ...

In 1997, the Flavr Savr tomato was commercially grown and available in supermarkets, but it was short-lived because it cost more to grow than its conventional competition, and, well, it simply didn't ...

The development of the FlavrSavr tomato by Calgene (Davis, CA)—a transgenic fruit that ripened on the vine without going soft—was achieved by removing the action of an enzyme. Constructing ...

In First Fruit, Martineau, as a staff scientist working for the biotechnology startup Calgene (Davis, CA), provides an inside view of the development of the Flavr Savr tomato, the first ...

Selection for bigger tomatoes has made the fruits less sweet, but now it has been shown that gene editing can make them ...

In this case, the anti-biotech argument focuses on a product that is not even in available—the Flavr Savr tomato. The source for this outrageous claims is a"documentary” called “The Future ...

If you’re curious about what was invented the year you were born, RS Components compiled a fascinating list, which we’re ...