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Humans have selectively bred animals and crops since the beginning of agriculture, but advances in biotechnology have provided genetic tools to select specific traits. First applied to animals in the ...

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CINCINNATI (WKRC/CNN Newsource) - Scientists said they are one step closer to bringing back the woolly mammoth with the creation of the "woolly mouse," a genetically-modified rodent with traits ...

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A farmer sprays his cornfield in Hills, Iowa June 16, 2008. Conditions worsened for corn and soybean crops in the Midwest last week as already water-soaked regions were hit with more rain and flooding ...

"Wider, appropriate and long-term application of genetic improvement in aquaculture, with a focus on selective breeding, will help boost food production to meet a projected increase in demand for fish ...

An understanding of the origin and dynamics of heritable genetic variation within classical animal breeding programs is needed to provide the context for understanding the contributions and concerns ...