In the most comprehensive global analysis of genetic diversity ever undertaken, an international team of scientists has found that genetic diversity is being lost across the globe but that ...

The National Science Foundation will fund research at UC Santa Cruz that will examine the DNA of brown bears in the lower 48 states, where the iconic beast’s numbers have seen catastrophic declines ...

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 ...

How did the woolly mammoth, an ambassador of the Ice Age, end up confined to modern-day Wrangel Island? And what ultimately caused their extinction? New evidence suggests it wasn’t poor genetics as ...

Small and isolated populations face unique genetic challenges that influence their viability. Genetic variation underpins adaptive potential, yet population declines, fragmentation and inbreeding can ...

With over three decades of pioneering research in forest genetics, biodiversity conservation and ecological restoration, Dr ...

Once on the brink of extinction, a 1990s genetic restoration effort helped the Florida panther rebound and improve its genetic health. In 1995, scientists translocated eight Texas pumas into Florida ...

SUHAR: The conservation of crop genetic resources has become a fundamental pillar for ensuring the sustainability of ...