Also known as selective breeding, artificial selection is the human-guided cousin of evolution by natural selection. Instead ...

Selective breeding, also known as artificial selection, is a process used by humans to develop new organisms with desirable characteristics. In selective breeding, a breeder chooses two parents ...

Experts exploring ways to identify farm animals who emit smaller amounts of gas and then select them as part of breeding ...

A consortium of 14 shellfish geneticists from 12 East Coast universities and government agencies has won a five-year, $4.4 million grant funded by NOAA Fisheries through the Atlantic States Marine ...

The modern thoroughbred racing horse dates back at least three centuries. Perhaps the years of selective breeding had already discovered and exploited almost all of the breed’s genetic potential.

A new study has shown that selective breeding can lead to a modest rise in coral heat tolerance. Led by experts at Newcastle University's Coralassist Lab, the study documents the world's first ...

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The experts conducted selective breeding trials for two different traits, either the tolerance to a short intense heat exposure (10 days, reaching +3.5°C) or a less-intense but long-term exposure ...

Specialists agree that selective breeding has a range of consequences for their health and well-being. What is happening to our pets? Domestication and breeding aim to isolate desirable traits of ...