genetics

How do organisms respond to changing environments? The emerging field of ancient genetics is a “time machine” for exploring genetic patterns through…

Join WSKG for an online screening April 9th at 7 pm RSVP HereScientific genetics, little more than a century old, holds at once the promise of eradicating…

What does a maize geneticist do? Explore the growing season of maize, and how scientists study the plant’s genetic diversity and connect it to the…

There is a tremendous amount of genetic diversity in maize. Much of the maize you have seen may look the same, but across the world there are tens of…

Maize—or “corn”—has a history dating back to the beginning of agriculture, and today is used for everything from livestock feed and human consumption, to…