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A survey of rice, wheat, barley, fruit, and vegetable crops found that most mutants created by advanced genetic engineering techniques ...

Smart new combinations of state-of-the-art molecular techniques mean that breeding programmes can be accelerated dramatically: it may soon take only ...

After years of research efforts worldwide, researchers have finally identified a draft sequence of the bread wheat genome - an ...

Humans have been making use of plants for as long as there have been humans and plants. The actual cultivation ...

Over the last years, various GM crops with health benefits have been developed in which genes, mostly originating from other ...

A new publication, 'Descriptors for Baobab,' opens the way for accelerated and better-standardized research into this iconic tree. This highly ...

A collaborative research project between Australian and Chinese scientists has shown how soybean can be bred to better tolerate soil ...

In an extensive, multi-institution study led by SUNY Downstate Medical Center, researchers have identified new evidence supporting the growing belief ...

A team led by New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute scientists conducted a study comparing induced pluripotent stem ...

Are genetically engineered foods safe? Truth is, we probably don't know. "The scientific debate is not resolved, even though many ...

A longstanding question among scientists is whether evolution is predictable. A team of researchers from UC Santa Barbara may have ...

The monarch butterfly is one of the most iconic insects in the world, best known for its distinct orange and ...

Scientifically speaking, there is no bad DNA, though we like to blame it for unruly hair, klutziness or poor gardening ...

Geneticists at Trinity College Dublin have made a major breakthrough with important implications for understanding the evolution of genomes in ...

Solving societal challenges in food security, emerging diseases and biodiversity loss will require evolutionary thinking in order to be effective ...

The evolution of language in humans continues to perplex scientists and linguists who study how humans learn to communicate. Considered ...

The European Union will allow member countries to make their own decisions on growing genetically modified (GM) food in a ...

In a thick wooded area, a dead body lies. Within 5 to 10 minutes, a slew of tiny winged visitors ...

If you've ever bitten into a strawberry and wondered why it doesn't taste as sweet or as good as others ...

DNA is the molecule that encodes the genetic instructions enabling a cell to produce the thousands of proteins it typically ...

Does genetic manipulation causes unintended changes in food quality and composition? Are genetically modified (GM) foods less nutritious than their ...

A UNSW-led team of researchers studying bottlenose dolphins that use sponges as tools has shown that social behaviour can shape ...

A Virginia Tech researcher has developed a new way to classify and name organisms based on their genome sequence and ...

Animal science faculty members at Iowa State University are studying the genetic makeup of chickens in Africa in an effort ...

A new genetically modified crop, US firm Pioneer's TC1507 corn, is set for approval in Europe next week after Germany ...

A new study shows that despite some ethical concerns, patients are largely in favor of stem cells made from skin ...

Researchers have created a new type of molecular motor made of DNA and demonstrated its potential by using it to ...

Scientists at Oregon State University have developed a pest-resistant, faster-growing poplar tree that could be “especially useful in the paper ...