When chromosomes of a cannabis plant pair with another the plant will evolve and create a new genetic lineage that is a genetic copy of both parents. With the advancement of seed banks and nurseries, ...

Selective breeding is the method of breeding plants or animals with particular genetic characteristics to create offspring with a set of desired traits. From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good ...

Scientists are a step closer to breeding plants with genes from only one parent. New research led by plant biologists at the University of California, Davis, published Nov. 19 in Science Advances, ...

UNH professor emeritus of plant biology and genetics J. Brent Loy For a half-century, UNH professor emeritus of plant biology and genetics J. Brent Loy has been in pursuit of genetically ideal gourd.

(Editor’s note: Change can be difficult, especially when it comes to adopting new ways of farming and producing food. But there are big innovations underway in labs and universities that analysts ...

“Over the next decade, the mission of the Finnforel team is to bring Finnish genetics and fish farming know-how to the world. In the future, fish will be farmed where consumers are.” VARKAUS, Finland- ...

Re “Globalization, Then,” Opinion, Sept. 14: Why does Jared Diamond insist on using the phrase “genetically modified” when he means “selectively bred”? Genetic modification wasn’t even invented until ...