The interplay between the genetic makeup of crops and the conditions in which they grow is difficult to untangle. A research team aims to help breeders analyze the interactions to make crops more ...

Orphan genes, found only in specific lineages, are key drivers of new functions and phenotypic traits. This discovery lays a ...

Reliable crop yields fueled the rise of human civilizations. As people embraced a new way of life, cultivated plants, too, ...

Microorganisms—bacteria, viruses and other tiny life forms—may drive biological variation in visible life as much, if not ...

Every living organism relies on a genetic blueprint encoded in its DNA, yet the amount of DNA - or genome size - varies ...

Using CRISPR, the popular gene-editing tool, scientists bumped up the fruit’s sugar content by 30 percent without sacrificing ...

Nestled in the rolling farmland of central Washington is the small, un-assuming town of Odessa. Established in 1902, primarily by immigrants with cent ...

Personalised nutrition strategies, which take into account genetic makeup, lifestyle ... low-carbohydrate) and vegan (low-fat ...

Vineyard owners alter some planting and harvest schedules, fishermen shift work to make up for a lack of scallops and ...

Four Purdue professors were recently appointed Showalter Faculty Scholars. The addition of Leifu Chang, Bruno Roseguini, ...

Rice leaf veins are essential for plants' growth and development. They help support the leaves and transport important ...

Sometimes plants are so similar to each other that the methods developed by 18th century scientist Carl Linnaeus for identifying species are not enough. Completely new species of daisies have been ...