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Animal and plant biotechnology
Biotechnology is a branch of science that integrates natural sciences, including the biological study of animal and plants, with engineering. Animal and plant biotechnology applies molecular biology techniques to genetically engineer the genome of animals or plants. The goal of animal and plant biotechnology is to improve the animal or plant population making it more desirable. Applications of biotechnology include improving suitability of the animal or plant for agriculture, industry, or pharmaceutics.
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APR 17, 2025Technology
How can fungi be used as building construction materials? This is what a recent study published in Cell Reports Physical ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 26, 2024Health & Medicine
A comprehensive review of cannabis research published in Horticultural Research provides insights into the historical us ...Written By: Kerry CharronFEB 15, 2024Genetics & Genomics
New research has suggested that when the first farmers arrived in Scandinavia almost 6,000 years ago, the existing hunte ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 11, 2024Earth & The Environment
Earth once hosted many massive creatures called megafauna, and humans drove the extinction of many. That seems to have c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 30, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Viruses are entities that have to infect other cells in order to replicate. They may have genomes that are made of DNA o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 29, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Humans raise and slaughter vast numbers of animals for our food. All of that meat production has a high environmental co ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 22, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
When a scientists is working with RNA in the lab, they have to take a lot of precautions because RNA degrades so easily. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 30, 2023Microbiology
An image of the revived nematode, by Alexei V. Tchesunov and Anastasia Shatilovich of the Institute of Physicochemical ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 26, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at Cornell University have found a way to increase carbon sequestration and the yield from tobacco plants, u ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 06, 2023Cannabis Sciences
The United States Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) has awarded a ...Written By: Kerry CharronJUN 30, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
The CRISPR gene editing system originated in bacteria, or prokaryotic cells. Now scientists have identified a similar sy ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 19, 2023Genetics & Genomics
In the 1970s, an entirely new group of organisms that were not bacterial or eukaryotic was discovered - archaea. Some ar ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 18, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
At this year's International Society for Stem Cell Research meeting, it was announced that scientists engineered synthet ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 11, 2023Genetics & Genomics
About a decade ago, research teams showed that modern humans still carry remnants of Neanderthal DNA, confirming that Ne ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 22, 2023Genetics & Genomics
DNA from the Nama people (photo by Justin Myrick-Tarrant) helped researchers develop a new theory of human evolution.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 08, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Although a rapid growth, perennial South African plant called the wooly umbrella is not related to the cannabis plant, i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 30, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Researchers participating in the Zoonomia project have just published a trove of papers outlining numerous findings from ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 13, 2023Infographics
Microorganisms have colonized nearly every part of the world, including the human body.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 12, 2023Plants & Animals
An agricultural staple for enhancing crop growth? Pesticides. Unfortunately, while these chemicals do help keep pests th ...Written By: Ryan VingumAPR 05, 2023Health & Medicine
Many people need lung transplants, and there is a major shortage of these organs in part because they are so difficult t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 28, 2023Microbiology
It's estimated that over 80 billion animals are slaughtered every year for their meat, and the average American consumes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 19, 2023Genetics & Genomics
A proof-of-concept experiment in which a mouse was produced from two biological fathers has been announced at this year' ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 27, 2023Genetics & Genomics
The climate is changing and making droughts more severe and frequent. That is expected to impact food production too, as ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 22, 2023Microbiology
In a first, scientists have used bat cells to create bat induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), which can now be used t ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
APR 17, 2025
Technology
How can fungi be used as building construction materials? This is what a recent study published in Cell Reports Physical
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 26, 2024
Health & Medicine
A comprehensive review of cannabis research published in Horticultural Research provides insights into the historical us
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
FEB 15, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
New research has suggested that when the first farmers arrived in Scandinavia almost 6,000 years ago, the existing hunte
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 11, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Earth once hosted many massive creatures called megafauna, and humans drove the extinction of many. That seems to have c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 30, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Viruses are entities that have to infect other cells in order to replicate. They may have genomes that are made of DNA o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 29, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Humans raise and slaughter vast numbers of animals for our food. All of that meat production has a high environmental co
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
When a scientists is working with RNA in the lab, they have to take a lot of precautions because RNA degrades so easily.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 30, 2023
Microbiology
An image of the revived nematode, by Alexei V. Tchesunov and Anastasia Shatilovich of the Institute of Physicochemical
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 26, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at Cornell University have found a way to increase carbon sequestration and the yield from tobacco plants, u
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 06, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
The United States Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) has awarded a
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
JUN 30, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
The CRISPR gene editing system originated in bacteria, or prokaryotic cells. Now scientists have identified a similar sy
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 19, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
In the 1970s, an entirely new group of organisms that were not bacterial or eukaryotic was discovered - archaea. Some ar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 18, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
At this year's International Society for Stem Cell Research meeting, it was announced that scientists engineered synthet
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 11, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
About a decade ago, research teams showed that modern humans still carry remnants of Neanderthal DNA, confirming that Ne
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 22, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
DNA from the Nama people (photo by Justin Myrick-Tarrant) helped researchers develop a new theory of human evolution.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 08, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Although a rapid growth, perennial South African plant called the wooly umbrella is not related to the cannabis plant, i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 30, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers participating in the Zoonomia project have just published a trove of papers outlining numerous findings from
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 13, 2023
Infographics
Microorganisms have colonized nearly every part of the world, including the human body.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 12, 2023
Plants & Animals
An agricultural staple for enhancing crop growth? Pesticides. Unfortunately, while these chemicals do help keep pests th
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
APR 05, 2023
Health & Medicine
Many people need lung transplants, and there is a major shortage of these organs in part because they are so difficult t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 28, 2023
Microbiology
It's estimated that over 80 billion animals are slaughtered every year for their meat, and the average American consumes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 19, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
A proof-of-concept experiment in which a mouse was produced from two biological fathers has been announced at this year'
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 27, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
The climate is changing and making droughts more severe and frequent. That is expected to impact food production too, as
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 22, 2023
Microbiology
In a first, scientists have used bat cells to create bat induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), which can now be used t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch