Earth's biodiversity is in crisis. An imminent "sixth mass extinction" threatens beloved and important wildlife. It also threatens to reduce the amount of genetic diversity—or variation—within species ...

A biotech company says it has bred three animals with key physical features of the dire wolf — a species that has been extinct for more than 12,000 years. Colossal Biosciences says it used novel ...

NC State scientists created a statistical framework that dramatically improves fine-mapping in livestock, where relatedness ...

Rob Reynish asks readers to look behind the political labels to what science can do to keep our food industries from falling ...

Local man accused of shooting sister during argument claims he was attacked with bottle Troy Hood, 58, appeared in court on Saturday, accused of shooting his sister during an argument at his home in ...

At a meeting of top conservation groups this week, a bioethics question took center stage: Should scientists be allowed to tinker with the genes of wild plants and animals? The tentative consensus so ...

Humans have been selectively breeding cats and dogs for thousands of years to make more desirable pets. A new startup called the Los Angeles Project aims to speed up that process with genetic ...

One such innovation is now being trialled in Spain by Corteva, a global agricultural technology company. Corteva’s ...

A committee-supported project or activity that has been completed and for which output dissemination has begun. Its committee has been disbanded and closeout procedures are underway. An ad hoc ...

No doubt the New Zealand Gene Technology Bill, currently awaiting its Second Reading, which will liberalise decisions about gene technology experiments and place them in the hands of a single ...