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 ...

4 This report’s primary purpose, therefore, is to describe empirically the global evolution of the production ... 5 These six crops are maize (corn), wheat, rice, and soybeans—which are ...

Nina Fedoroff is the first to clone and characterize maize transposons, or "jumping genes ... clusters and nebulae, their evolution, the velocity-distance relation (or Hubble relation), and its ...

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 ...

Emo, short for "emotional hardcore," emerged in the mid-1980s. It evolved into a cornucopia of styles, from indie rock to pop-punk. Pioneers like Rites of Spring and Embrace sowed the seeds, while ...

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.

In an era defined by technological evolution, India stands at the forefront as one of the world's fastest-growing economies and a global hub for startups and digital innovation, the World Economic ...