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 ...

New techniques developed at UC Davis could allow breeding of plants with one genetic parent, dramatically speeding up breeding of new crop varieties. (Getty Images) Scientists are a step closer to ...

Maize's evolution, global importance, and newfound plant communication discovery offer insights into sustainable agriculture practices for the future.

Carrots may be closely associated with the color orange, but it turns out that these brightly-hued veg get their color due to only three specific genes. Research into the genetics of 630 types of ...

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 ...

“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- ...