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 ...

Revealing a Key Mechanism of Rapid Centromere Evolution ... Old Maize Sheds Light on Origins of Globally Important Food Crop Dec. 5, 2024 — Researchers have tested ancient DNA from corn found ...

BioLumic is supporting field trials of UV treated ryegrass to validate methane reduction in livestock, scaling up seed ...

As the global population continues to grow, innovative solutions are needed to ensure food security. With limited land and ...

Jan. 22, 2025 — Is there only one optimal configuration an organism can reach during evolution? Is there a single formula that describes the trajectory towards the optimum? And can we 'derive ...

Vibrant red “lobster claw” heliconia flowers and wild ginger grow like weeds among stalks of corn and sugarcane ... Meat has played a starring role in the evolution of the human diet.

A corn plant knows how to find water in soil with the very tips of its roots, but some varieties, including many used for ...

The Casarabe society of pre-Columbian Amazonia engineered an advanced water management system, enabling year-round maize ...

It includes topics such as the evolution of genome structure, the genetic basis of speciation and adaptation, and genetic change in response to selection within populations. Analysing wing shapes ...

Corn is one of the most important ingredients in Mexican cuisine. Eaten almost every day in many different forms, the corn tortilla is probably the most popular. Perfect for making tacos ...