Li Jinsong, secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Hainan Provincial Department of Science and Technology also pointed out importance of laboratories in Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City ...

Maize is a globally cultivated staple crop and one of the most successful examples of heterosis utilization in food production. The development of elite inbred lines is critical for breeding hybrid ...

Birds that put more energy into parenthood age faster and die younger, new research shows. Scientists selectively bred ...

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Unnatural selection has bred life in all shapes and sizes, and a globe-spanning team of scientists says the same practice might help save Western Australia's Ningaloo Reef. Mining billionaire Andrew ...

Australia’s vital kelp forests are disappearing in many areas as our waters warm and our climate changes. While we wait for rapid action to slash carbon emissions – including the United Nations ...

HAIKOU /China/, September 19. /TASS/. High-tech and knowledge-intensive enterprises of Sanya city, located on the southern coast of Hainan Island, plan to step up measures to utilize new productive ...

A single generation of selective breeding can make corals better able to withstand extreme temperatures, according to our new research. The discovery could offer a lifeline to reefs threatened by the ...