When selecting hybrids, you're continuing work that started over 100 years ago with innovators seeking better than 25-bushel-per-acre corn.

Jaune Quick-to-See Smith was a Native American visual artist known for her striking colors and strong shapes. On Feb. 12, Smith posthumously celebrated 46 years featured at the University of New ...

"Monogenic" diseases, triggered by mutations in just one gene, may actually be more complex than scientists thought.

Humans have known of peas for thousands of years. In fact, peas were among the earliest plants grown in prehistoric farms, ...

Okra can be traced back to the slave trade, with stories told of mothers braiding the seeds into their daughters’ hair, ...

The 7th International Conference on Birth Defects (ICBD 2026), held in Pune served as a monumental gathering of national and level genetics experts dedicated to the theme of integrative healthcare and ...

Gregor Townsend has warned England against underestimating his Scotland team and believes the hosts can maintain their fine recent Calcutta Cup record in Edinburgh on Saturday. The visitors have only ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gregor Mendel, Austrian botanist and founder of genetics, poses for a photograph circa 1860. Between 1856-1863, Mendel bred almost ...

In Mendelian inheritance patterns, you receive one version of a gene, called an allele, from each parent. These alleles can be dominant or recessive. Non-Mendelian genetics don’t completely follow ...

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SAN JOSE – The San Jose Sharks were pleased to acquire Zack Ostapchuk from the Ottawa Senators last week, feeling the towering 21-year-old forward can bring a unique and valuable skillset to the team ...

Gregor (not injury related) won't play Tuesday versus the Predators, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports. Gregor's immigration paperwork wasn't completed in time for him to play, so ...