Researchers are using gene editing techniques to introduce beneficial traits like polled and disease resistance, as well as ...

Gene editing has taken root in plant breeding, leading to numerous advances in plant-based foods. K-State scientists, for ...

There is growing interest in the commercial beef industry around using DNA to inform selection decisions. While traditionally the realm of the seedstock ...

Van Tassell says he has begun working with biotech companies Fluidigm and Sequenom in pursuit of a bovine DNA test that costs $10 or less. “That's a number that resonates because it is analogous ...

Current processing techniques for harvesting DNA from osseous elements are destructive, and success rates vary widely. When skeletal elements are homogenized into a fine powder, endogenous DNA may be ...

Errors at nt 14,272 and 14,365 result from the use of the bovine mtDNA sequence at ambiguous sites 1. There are an additional seven nucleotide positions at which the original CRS is correct and ...