In the 19th century, Charles Darwin was one of the first to notice something interesting about domesticated animals: different species often developed similar changes when compared to their ancient ...
Ben Thomas Gleeson receives funding from an Australian Government RTP Scholarship. Laura A. B. Wilson receives funding from the Australian Research Council. In the 19th century, Charles Darwin was one ...
The ancient peoples of Latin America did us all a tremendous favor by saving avocados from extinction and gradually making them tastier over thousands of years of domestication. (Credit: Markus via ...
Modern agriculture highly depends on the achievements of crop domestication and improvement. While these activities increase yields, they also reduce the genetic diversity of crops. At the same time, ...