Genetic changes that can increase the yield of one crop don’t necessarily work for others, even if they’re close relatives. It’s a particularly prickly issue in the nightshade family, which includes ...
Tiny, cold-blooded animals like flies depend on their environment to regulate body temperature, making them ideal "canaries ...
The way in which blood stem cells evolve over a lifespan differs greatly between humans and mice, new research reveals. The ...
Cloning the mammoth is impossible. What is left of the giant mammal is found in fragments, echoes of the past. Instead of a ...
About 75% of the world's food comes from 12 plants. Scientists estimate up to 30,000 species are edible. Not only does this ...
By sequencing the genome of 22 different species within the genus Solanum, which includes vital crops like potatoes, tomatoes, and aubergines, researchers have developed a pan-genome, an advanced ...
New ancient DNA research on Adélie penguin poo in Antarctica shows how several species respond to environmental change over ...
A US biotech company has genetically modified mice to have traits from the extinct woolly mammoth. Researchers at Colossal ...
Extinction is still forever. But scientists at a biotech company are trying what they say is the next best thing to restoring ...
On January 31, 1961, a chimpanzee named Ham became the first great ape to travel to space. His mission was… ...