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Molecular Plant Breeding
Molecular Plant Breeding: is the operation of molecular biology tools being used, often in plant breeding and animal breeding. The areas of molecular breeding include: QTL mapping or gene discovery, genetic engineering, and marker assisted selection and genomic selection.
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FEB 04, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Scientists can now find genes in wild plants that can make modern crops more resistant to disease, without impacting yie ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 16, 2019Space & Astronomy
Earlier this month, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) made history by becoming the first space agency ever ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 18, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Some people have a green thumb, but that doesn't mean that plants enjoy feeling it.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 15, 2018Genetics & Genomics
As the world's population grows, plant scientists know that the race is on to develop technologies that will help feed e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 25, 2018Cannabis Sciences
If you have been following the science on marijuana, you are probably acquainted with the chemical delta-9-tetrahyd ...Written By: Amy LoriauxOCT 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 28, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Over fifty years ago, scientists in Russia began to selectively breed silver foxes to replicate domestication.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 02, 2018Genetics & Genomics
By sequencing the opium poppy's DNA, scientists have revealed important details about how it makes its medicine.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 27, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
When snakes were deprived of water they turned to muscle to fill their needs.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 19, 2018Microbiology
New research has suggested that the microbes carried by dogs and humans are very similar.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 16, 2018Genetics & Genomics
There is a well-known story about the domestication of the rabbit, but new research shows that it is probably false.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 04, 2018Technology
The Israeli biotech company SuperMeat plans to bring its chicken products to market within a few years.Written By: Julia TraversAUG 09, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
The first animal that humans domesticated was our best friend, the dog. New work investigating the history of dog domest ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 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 LeitchMAY 27, 2017Plants & Animals
Portuguese researchers recently made a breakthrough discovery while they were studying a particular fish known as Squali ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 01, 2017Plants & Animals
When it comes to the world of chickens, some breeds are more readily available than others, and this tends to be a probl ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 06, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
The wonderfully adorable egg-laying mammal known as the platypus may hold the key to new treatments for type 2 diabetes ...OCT 12, 2016Health & Medicine
The adaptive bacterial immune system known as CRISPR has taken biomedicine by storm in the years following its discovery ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 24, 2016Microbiology
For as long as civilization has existed, the enjoyment of fermented drinks has been a part of various cultures and tradi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 17, 2015Genetics & Genomics
The Israeli start-up NRGene and researchers from Tel Aviv University (TAU) have announced that they have deciphered the ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 14, 2015Plants & Animals
The CDC estimates the incidence of foodborne illness attributed to fruit and vegetable consumption at three million case ...Written By: Sarah HertrichJUL 07, 2014Genetics & Genomics
It's thought that in the 1800's the passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) was the most numerous bird in the world, w ...Written By: Peter Micheli
FEB 04, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists can now find genes in wild plants that can make modern crops more resistant to disease, without impacting yie
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 16, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Earlier this month, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) made history by becoming the first space agency ever
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 18, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Some people have a green thumb, but that doesn't mean that plants enjoy feeling it.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 15, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
As the world's population grows, plant scientists know that the race is on to develop technologies that will help feed e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 25, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
If you have been following the science on marijuana, you are probably acquainted with the chemical delta-9-tetrahyd
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
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 28, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Over fifty years ago, scientists in Russia began to selectively breed silver foxes to replicate domestication.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 02, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
By sequencing the opium poppy's DNA, scientists have revealed important details about how it makes its medicine.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 27, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
When snakes were deprived of water they turned to muscle to fill their needs.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 19, 2018
Microbiology
New research has suggested that the microbes carried by dogs and humans are very similar.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 16, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
There is a well-known story about the domestication of the rabbit, but new research shows that it is probably false.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 04, 2018
Technology
The Israeli biotech company SuperMeat plans to bring its chicken products to market within a few years.
Written By:
Julia Travers
AUG 09, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
The first animal that humans domesticated was our best friend, the dog. New work investigating the history of dog domest
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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
MAY 27, 2017
Plants & Animals
Portuguese researchers recently made a breakthrough discovery while they were studying a particular fish known as Squali
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 01, 2017
Plants & Animals
When it comes to the world of chickens, some breeds are more readily available than others, and this tends to be a probl
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 06, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
The wonderfully adorable egg-laying mammal known as the platypus may hold the key to new treatments for type 2 diabetes
...
OCT 12, 2016
Health & Medicine
The adaptive bacterial immune system known as CRISPR has taken biomedicine by storm in the years following its discovery
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 24, 2016
Microbiology
For as long as civilization has existed, the enjoyment of fermented drinks has been a part of various cultures and tradi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 17, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
The Israeli start-up NRGene and researchers from Tel Aviv University (TAU) have announced that they have deciphered the
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 14, 2015
Plants & Animals
The CDC estimates the incidence of foodborne illness attributed to fruit and vegetable consumption at three million case
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
JUL 07, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
It's thought that in the 1800's the passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) was the most numerous bird in the world, w
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli