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Forward breeding refers to a system of inbred line development that involves the creation of a source population, which is followed by inbreeding with selection. Forward breeding occurs irrespective of the number of loci involved or the balance of favorable alleles among the parents of the population.
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NOV 17, 2022Plants & Animals
The Sumatran rhinoceros are considered a critically endangered species, with an estimated 80 or fewer Sumatran rhinos al ...Written By: Ryan VingumMAR 15, 2022Plants & Animals
Due to both conflicts in various regions in Africa and a desire for rhino horn (which has been used in traditional medic ...Written By: Ryan VingumMAR 03, 2021Plants & Animals
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SpaceX made significant progress on its deep-space Starhopper starship project last week after a prototype of the spacec ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 23, 2019Plants & Animals
Good news for all those animal lovers out there: the New Zealand Department of Conservation claims that the kakapo parro ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 16, 2019Plants & Animals
Florida’s Everglades National Park is the single largest subtropical wilderness in the United States, and as such, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 08, 2018Genetics & Genomics
An international team of European researchers has discovered a new strain of the bacteria that causes plague.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 11, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Last Wednesday, Oct 3rd, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the winners of 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: F ...Written By: Daniel DuanSEP 26, 2018Plants & Animals
Around the globe, amphibians of all types are experiencing sharp population declines. Climate change has long been the p ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 01, 2018Immunology
Horses, like humans, are susceptible to infections by the influenza virus. And like other animals, horses are capable of ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 31, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Crops that are developed using the CRISPR gene editing tool won't be regulated as long as no foreign DNA is introduced.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 14, 2018Genetics & Genomics
As various food crops were domesticated and now, are mass produced, there has been a significant reduction in the number ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 10, 2018Plants & Animals
Successful reproduction of any animal species entails a delicate balance of males and females. Unfortunately, a new stud ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 30, 2017Plants & Animals
The Amazon Basin Emerald Tree Boa (Corallus batesii) can be found throughout South America, residing in the vast rainfor ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 23, 2017Plants & Animals
Dogs are often considered to be man’s best friend, and modern scientific research seems to support this longstandi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 07, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Our food supply has changed a lot in the many years of human civilization, and new research can help scientists understa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 23, 2017Plants & Animals
Over the Thanksgiving weekend of 2016, hundreds of endangered salamanders reportedly went missing from the San Marcos Aq ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 25, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Grain sorghum is a grass plant crop grown for food grain, animal feed, the production of alcoholic beverages, and biofue ...Written By: Jennifer EllisDEC 15, 2016Plants & Animals
Earlier in the month, a Russian cargo ship failed after what appeared to be a successful launch out of the Earth’s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 22, 2016Plants & Animals
A discrepancy between scientists and the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) may have red wolf populations, the most endange ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 20, 2016Plants & Animals
The National Aquarium in Baltimore, Maryland announced last week that they will move their eight Atlantic Bottlenose dol ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 05, 2016Microbiology
Zika virus is a hot topic, especially because it may cause microcephaly. Researchers are working diligently to develop s ...Written By: Kerry Evans
NOV 17, 2022
Plants & Animals
The Sumatran rhinoceros are considered a critically endangered species, with an estimated 80 or fewer Sumatran rhinos al
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
MAR 15, 2022
Plants & Animals
Due to both conflicts in various regions in Africa and a desire for rhino horn (which has been used in traditional medic
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
MAR 03, 2021
Plants & Animals
Vocal communication is a primary key to survival for many species, including the Arctic Ocean's bearded seals. Accor
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JAN 15, 2020
Earth & The Environment
The laws that apply to much of the world’s international waters are out of date – that’s why world lea
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 28, 2019
Space & Astronomy
SpaceX made significant progress on its deep-space Starhopper starship project last week after a prototype of the spacec
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 23, 2019
Plants & Animals
Good news for all those animal lovers out there: the New Zealand Department of Conservation claims that the kakapo parro
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 16, 2019
Plants & Animals
Florida’s Everglades National Park is the single largest subtropical wilderness in the United States, and as such,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 08, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
An international team of European researchers has discovered a new strain of the bacteria that causes plague.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 11, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Last Wednesday, Oct 3rd, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the winners of 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: F
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 26, 2018
Plants & Animals
Around the globe, amphibians of all types are experiencing sharp population declines. Climate change has long been the p
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 01, 2018
Immunology
Horses, like humans, are susceptible to infections by the influenza virus. And like other animals, horses are capable of
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 31, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Crops that are developed using the CRISPR gene editing tool won't be regulated as long as no foreign DNA is introduced.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 14, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
As various food crops were domesticated and now, are mass produced, there has been a significant reduction in the number
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 10, 2018
Plants & Animals
Successful reproduction of any animal species entails a delicate balance of males and females. Unfortunately, a new stud
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 30, 2017
Plants & Animals
The Amazon Basin Emerald Tree Boa (Corallus batesii) can be found throughout South America, residing in the vast rainfor
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 23, 2017
Plants & Animals
Dogs are often considered to be man’s best friend, and modern scientific research seems to support this longstandi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 07, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our food supply has changed a lot in the many years of human civilization, and new research can help scientists understa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 23, 2017
Plants & Animals
Over the Thanksgiving weekend of 2016, hundreds of endangered salamanders reportedly went missing from the San Marcos Aq
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 25, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Grain sorghum is a grass plant crop grown for food grain, animal feed, the production of alcoholic beverages, and biofue
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
DEC 15, 2016
Plants & Animals
Earlier in the month, a Russian cargo ship failed after what appeared to be a successful launch out of the Earth’s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 22, 2016
Plants & Animals
A discrepancy between scientists and the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) may have red wolf populations, the most endange
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 20, 2016
Plants & Animals
The National Aquarium in Baltimore, Maryland announced last week that they will move their eight Atlantic Bottlenose dol
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 05, 2016
Microbiology
Zika virus is a hot topic, especially because it may cause microcephaly. Researchers are working diligently to develop s
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans