Children with Down’s syndrome have a 150-fold increased risk of developing leukaemia than those without the condition. Now, ...

Applied since the 1930s to accelerate the process of developing and selecting new valuable agronomic traits, mutation breeding uses a plant’s own genetic make-up, mimicking the natural process of ...

In the end, however, selection constantly sorts through the variation that is produced by mutations to select the fit and remove the unfit, while ignoring neutral changes. A few distinct types of ...

To artificially induce hereditary changes in plants, either physical or chemical agents are used. Ionizing radiation is a widely used physical agent to treat the seeds and other plant material of ...

Scottish salmon is marketed as healthy, sustainable and environmentally-friendly but is that image accurate? It was once considered a luxury but now a staggering one million salmon meals are eaten ...

How could a "bad" gene-- the mutation that causes the sometimes lethal sickle cell disease -- also be beneficial? On the other hand, if it didn't provide some survival advantage, why had the ...

Researchers discovered that mammals - from tigers to humans - have roughly the same number of mutations by the time they die of old age. But short-lived animals tend to burn through their ...

Learning to read the labels on smoked salmon will help you choose the best that you can afford. Whether sold loose at fish counters, or pre-packed in chiller cabinets, the same labelling ...

Researchers have found more promising ways the infant food can benefit health – aside from being a nutritional supplement and ...

The salmon group of fish is extensive and can be found in both salt and fresh waters around the globe. The members of this group (which include trout species) are versatile, oil-rich fish with ...

For example, why pay premium dollars for wild-caught king salmon from Alaska if it was actually farm-raised in Atlantic ...

This past year, I've tested dozens of air fryer recipes. This 10-minute air fryer salmon is by far the easiest and healthy air fryer recipe to date. Salmon made on the stovetop in a skillet is ...