The pathogen that killed off the American chestnut arrived before 1900, carried on Japanese chestnut saplings imported for ...

Genetic modification is the only credible path to restoring the blight-wracked American chestnut. Bruce Beehler is a ...

While the Food and Drug Administration says that GMO foods are carefully studied before ... breeding practices. For centuries, farmers have relied on selective breeding, which involves breeding ...

For millennia, humans have selectively bred plants and animals to improve ... “Considerable work remains before selective breeding can be successfully implemented. A deeper understanding is ...

Forest Scharf, Saskatchewan’s provincial fruit crops specialist, shared what he’s been working on with growers at a ...

An Indiana House bill meant to help deer combat chronic wasting disease calls for genetic testing, opens door for captive releases.

So strong were Dartmouth’s ties to the trees that it got the nickname “The College of a Thousand Elms.” Then, one by one, the College had to cut them down. By the 1980s, more than 200 had been lost.

The bill passed its initial committee hearing but faces a Feb. 17 deadline for approval by the full House before it is sent ... clear science that shows selective breeding prevents death when ...

German pig skulls changed significantly due to selective breeding. Scientists found shorter snouts and flatter foreheads in ...

Selective breeding has dramatically transformed dogs over the last 100 years, often at the expense of their health. Modern standards have led to exaggerated physical traits in breeds like Pugs ...

Scientists used nanoparticles to introduce genetic material into plants, enabling faster and temporary crop modifications.

Scientists have discovered that a crucial protein found in plants, called auxin response factor (ARF) first arose about 600 million years ago, which was long before there were any plants around. This ...