A joint project between that Dutch insect producer and Hendrix Genetics, the companies said their program is the first to demonstrate that black solider fly (BSF) genetically selected for increased ...

Selective breeding of dogs was pioneered by the British in the Victorian era, when many earnestly believed in eugenics as a means of “purifying” and improving both man and animal. Beyond its ...

A new breed of honey bees provides a major advance in the global fight against the parasitic Varroa mite, new research shows. The invasive mite, which has spread to all continents except Australia and ...

FISH copy has bookplate: Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Purchased from the Bruce Collette Endowment for the Fishes Collection. Genetic Breeding and Molecular Marker-Assisted Selective Breeding of ...

Maize is a globally cultivated staple crop and one of the most successful examples of heterosis utilization in food production. The development of elite inbred lines is critical for breeding hybrid ...

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 ...

A new breed of honey bees provides a major advance in the global fight against the parasitic Varroa mite, new research shows. A new breed of honey bees provides a major advance in the global fight ...