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June 25, 2021 Researchers have created a CRISPR-Cas9-based gene drive designed for plants. The new technology, which allows scientists to cut and copy key genetic elements, helps scientists breed plants that ...
Sep. 20, 2022 The ideal crop plant is tasty and high-yielding while also being resistant to diseases and pests. But if the relevant genes are far apart on a chromosome, some of these positive traits can be lost ...
Mar. 31, 2021 Scientists believe they have pinpointed our most distant animal relative in the tree of life and, in doing so, have resolved an ongoing debate. Their work finds strong evidence that sponges - not ...
Sep. 8, 2021 New research has established a method of significantly improving in-vitro fertilization (IVF) in ...
May 3, 2021 Flatfishes rapidly evolved into the most asymmetric vertebrates by changing multiple traits at once, according to a new ...
July 11, 2022 Gregor Mendel, the Moravian monk, was indeed 'decades ahead of his time and truly deserves the title of 'founder of genetics.'' So concludes an international team of scientists ...
Mar. 22, 2023 When resources are scarce, most animals have to choose. A new study reveals an ancient origin to how female butterflies ...
Mar. 31, 2021 Scientists provide an insightful review of how US dairy industry breeding selection objectives are established, as well as detail opportunities and obstacles related to new technologies for ...
Mar. 22, 2021 Using an improved version of the gene editing tool CRISPR/Cas9, researchers knocked out up to twelve genes in plants in a single blow. Until now, this had only been possible for single or small ...
Oct. 31, 2023 A team of animal scientists is set to deliver a potential game changer for subsistence farmers in Tanzania: cows that produce up to 20 times the milk of indigenous ...