Plant Breeding
Plant breeding: is the technique of altering the traits of plants in order to produce desired characteristics. New crop varieties or lines with interesting properties are then created. It has been used to improve the quality of nutrition in products for humans and animals.
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JUL 22, 2022
Earth & The Environment
JUL 22, 2022
A recent and comprehensive study out of Flinders University in Australia that was published in BMC Ecology and Evolution
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 22, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
JUL 22, 2022
In recent years, the field of genetics has undergone a revolution. But it started with one man, Gregor Mendel.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 18, 2022
Plants & Animals
JUL 18, 2022
As one of the earliest domesticated animals, dogs evolved from wolves into what we now know as extremely diverse domesti
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
JUN 03, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
JUN 03, 2022
Seeds are where it all begins when growing high quality weed. Here's how to select the right ones.
Written By:
Helaine Krysik
MAY 26, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
MAY 26, 2022
A new published commentary in the Journal of Cannabis Research indicated that cannabis crystallinity may determine level
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
MAY 03, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
MAY 03, 2022
While dog breeders may dispute the conclusions based on their own experiences, new research has indicated that almost no
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 15, 2022
Plants & Animals
MAR 15, 2022
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
FEB 13, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
FEB 13, 2022
Zebrafish are a great research model. They develop quickly and in their early stages, they remain transparent. The littl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
JAN 31, 2022
It's been thought that small dogs were bred that way to fill a demand for man's tiny best friend. But it seems that thei
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 14, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
JAN 14, 2022
Whether they're damaged by injury or disease, or simply conducting the daily maintenance required for life, organisms ha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2022
Plants & Animals
JAN 07, 2022
Breaking heat records have become an increasingly common, and alarming, trend over the past couple decades. Temperatures
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
DEC 26, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
DEC 26, 2021
Morning glory is a name for about 1,000 flowers that are in the Convolvulaceae family, and many produce ergot alkaloids.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 17, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
DEC 17, 2021
The first of its kind, a study assessing the effects of cannabidiol (CBD) treatment on dog behavior, was recently publis
...
Written By:
Nadine Husami
DEC 06, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
DEC 06, 2021
Cannabis cultivation has embraced tissue culture due to this approach’s many advantages. Tissue culture cultivatio
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
NOV 23, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
NOV 23, 2021
Some animals can produce offspring from an unfertilized egg in an asexual reproduction process known as parthogenesis. W
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 09, 2021
Earth & The Environment
NOV 09, 2021
Honeybees have a long history in Egypt. Ancient Egyptians harvested honey from wild bees thousands of years ago, and bee
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
NOV 05, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
NOV 05, 2021
This photo by Sydney Stringham shows the domestic pigeons that were bred by the researchers for this research.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 20, 2021
Earth & The Environment
OCT 20, 2021
It’s the time of year for all things pumpkin. But what do you really know about pumpkins? They are generally consi
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
OCT 14, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
OCT 14, 2021
Researchers have unlocked a way of sniffing out cancer in patients with very-early-stage pancreatic cancer. This time, i
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 30, 2021
Plants & Animals
SEP 30, 2021
Microgreens might seem like a passing food trend to some, but to others they could be a way for individuals and families
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 20, 2021
Earth & The Environment
AUG 20, 2021
August 20th is World Mosquito Day, but we’re not celebrating the mosquitoes themselves. Instead, we are celeb
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
AUG 17, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
AUG 17, 2021
The genome is more than just its sequence; epigenetic features of DNA, like chemical tags that may be attached, or how i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 29, 2021
Earth & The Environment
JUL 29, 2021
Cattle are losing important genetic adaptations to their environment due to a lack of genetic information available to f
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 13, 2021
Plants & Animals
JUL 13, 2021
Before plants could be easily grown to produce delicious foods that we're all familiar with, they had to be domesticated
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch