plant breeding
Climate Change Revived a Plant That Hasn't Bred in 60 Million Years in the UK
Cycads used to grow in the UK during the age of the dinosaurs. Warming temperatures are helping them return.
Peru Keeps Thousands of Potato Seeds in an Earthquake-Proof Vault
Seed banks are often overlooked, but they’re an essential part of preserving food security.
Anti-GMO Protesters Threw Cow Dung at Scientists Trying to Solve Food Insecurity
Most of the attendees don’t even work with GM crops.
Scientists Have Developed Beans That Can Survive the Global Warming Apocalypse
With the planet headed toward a certainly much warmer future, beans—and the people who rely on them for protein—are in peril. But bean breeders have announced the development of 30 new varieties that could survive a "worst-case" climate change scenario.
This Former Electronics Smuggler Is Now a Seed-Saver
Chemical pesticides devastated Matthew Dillon's Nebraska farming family: his father died of a disease Dillon believes was a result of toxic exposure, and Dillon himself never grew again after an endocrine disorder he developed at the age of 12. Today...
