The haploid technology, also known as doubled haploid (DH) technology, stands as a pivotal method in the realm of plant breeding. Utilizing this technology, homozygous recombinants with stable traits ...

In theory, an enormous amount of information can be encoded by DNA methylation patterns. With each of the approximately 50 million CpG sites in the human haploid genome either methylated or ...

Pearl Abu, a renowned plant breeder and geneticist at the West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI), University of Ghana, has established Ghana’s first double haploid (DH) maize breeding ...

Nov. 19, 2024 — Leveraging a unique statistical analysis and applying it to ancient DNA extracted from human skeletal remains, a team of researchers has revealed new insights into how ancient ...

Researchers used DNA testing on 14 casts of victims found in the ruins of the Roman city destroyed in 79 AD. Using DNA taken from fragmented skeletal remains, they concluded an adult holding a ...

Researchers have used ancient DNA to challenge long-held interpretations of the people of Pompeii. Contrary to physical appearances, the DNA evidence revealed unexpected variations in gender and ...

How Dog DNA Kits Work All the kits we tried have the same basics. After you register the kit, take a swab or two of the inside of the cheek pouch of your doggie. Do this a couple of hours after ...

But ancient DNA analysis has revealed that those preferred narratives were not entirely accurate and may reflect certain cultural biases, according to a new paper published in the journal Current ...

When molecular biologist Francis Crick tripped on the psychedelic drug LSD in 1953, his mind famously pulled together all of his previous research on human DNA to conceive of the image of a double ...

But new DNA evidence suggests things were not as they seem — and these prevailing interpretations come from looking at the ancient world through modern eyes. “We were able to disprove or ...