The domestication of maize is one of the greatest examples of humankind's impact on evolution. Early farmers' pre-industrial plant breeding choices turned corn from a nearly inedible crop into the ...
In real life, mutants can arise when their DNA changes to give them an advantage over the rest of the population. A team from the University of Michigan has used simulations on the Pittsburgh ...
“One of the goals [of astrobiology] is to go to [other worlds] and look for microorganisms, but in the meantime there’s so ...
This engineered genome will help experts tailor organisms to fit the needs of their ever-changing environments.
Mao Zedong's Great Sparrow Campaign aimed to eliminate pests but led to ecological imbalance and a catastrophic famine.
Scientists and entrepreneurs have big goals for tiny organisms, from feeding people in war zones to curbing climate impacts.
Sedimentary deposits containing well-preserved diatom cells record a lake’s environmental changes. Studying them can help us ...
By studying them, we’re not just learning about their world; we’re finding ways to make our own world more sustainable," Prof ...