The genetic diversity and breeding of asparagus species encompass a broad field of research aimed at harnessing natural variation to improve yield, quality and stress resilience in cultivated ...

Genetic diversity within many species is declining globally, according to a recently published study. “Any threat that reduces the size of a population, or which causes a larger population to become ...

A Cal State Northridge anthropologist and an international team of researchers have found that a lack of genetic diversity among the last Neanderthals in Europe may have contributed to their ...

Washington — Two-thirds of animal and plant populations are declining in genetic diversity, which makes it harder to adapt to environmental changes, according to research published Wednesday. Long ...

SILVER CITY, N.M.— Thirty conservation organizations today urged wildlife agencies to take science-based actions to protect Mexican gray wolves after a new analysis showed that the endangered species’ ...

Many large mammals have lost genetic diversity, often thanks to the actions of people shrinking their populations. The implications can be severe because, without genetic diversity, a population does ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The wild population of Mexican gray wolves in the southwestern U.S. is still growing, but environmental groups are warning that inbreeding and the resulting genetic crisis ...