A new comparison and analysis of the genomes of species in the genus Malus, which includes the domesticated apple and its wild relatives, revealed the evolutionary relationships among the species and ...

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Colossal Biosciences' feat of genetic engineering has people talking, but not every scientist is on board with its claim of ...

and testing genetic diversity should be done well before important endangered animal species like the red wolf are lost," said Harvard Medical School geneticist and cofounder of Colossal, George ...

One example is the high prevalence of a genetic trait that enables a person to digest milk beyond childhood into adulthood.

The biological research of UC Santa Cruz’s Needhi Bhalla to determine the molecular motions at the heart of heredity has ...

Sorghum is one of the world’s oldest grains and possesses many traits that can benefit food security, climate resilience, and biodiversity. However, the mechanisms behind these traits have long ...

Although sedentary behavior may be an evolutionarily selected trait, it is still important to try to be physically active, says a new study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland.

“This massive milestone is the first of many coming examples demonstrating that our end-to-end ... jackals and foxes to identify the genetic variants for traits specific to dire wolves, such as white ...